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NASA Postpones US Space Shuttle Launch To May 22
The launch of the US space shuttle Discovery was postponed to May 22 from the originally scheduled launch date of May 15, NASA announced Wednesday. The US space agency postponed the launch to allow more time for preparing equipment and the orbiter for the launch, it will be NASA'S first shuttle flight since the Columbia shuttle disintegrated on reentry to earth in February 2003, killing all seven astronauts on board. That accident was blamed on faulty equipment and rushed launching procedures. On Monday new National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator Michael Griffin promised to make sure the shuttle is in the best condition possible before launching. "We won't delay things gratuitously ... But we won't launch precipitously either," Griffin told reporters. If NASA cannot launch the shuttle before June 3, the next available launch window will open in July. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Nothing will be left to chance in Discovery's launch: NASA chief
Washington (AFP) Apr 19, 2005New NASA administrator Michael Griffin has vowed that nothing will be left to chance when Discovery blasts off on May 15 on a mission to the orbiting International Space Station, resuming US space shuttle flights after a more than two-year break. |
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