Return to Flight date pushed back

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  1. supermonkey

    supermonkey Deal with it

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    Kinda surprised that I haven't seen this posted yet.

    For those that are following the Return to Flight initiative, the launch date has been pushed back to the July timeframe.

    We were hearing rumors yesterday, and the official announcement was made this morning (9:30 Central). This is going to cause all kinds of headaches as far as flight documentation goes!

    Here is an article on Yahoo! News for additional information.

    -monkey
     
  2. Jumeira_Johnny

    Jumeira_Johnny 16032 - High plains drifter

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    Well, it's better to be paranoid now then sorry later.
     
  3. supermonkey

    supermonkey Deal with it

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    Very true. I can understand why they would want to be as sure as possible that everything will go as planned.

    Of course, this also pushes back the other shuttle flights as well, which only adds to the moutning task of coordinating everything on the ISS. We're running out of space as it is - STS-114 was supposed to come back like a giant flying trashcan.

    Still, it's not worth it if it can't get up and down safely.

    -monkey
     

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