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NASA
delays flight of Endeavor to avoid space jam
Tuesday April 05, 2011 08:09:39 PM,
IANS
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Washington: NASA has
postponed the launch of its Endeavor space shuttle by 10 days after
a scheduling conflict with Russia's Progress space freighter.
NASA announced the postponement Monday following talks with the
Russian Space Agency and other space station partners over the
weekend, RIA Novosti reported.
"The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress
supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and arrive at the
station April 29," NASA said on its website.
"The launch of space shuttle Endeavor's STS-134 mission (has been
targeted) for 3.47 p.m. on Friday, April 29."
The exact time of Endeavor's liftoff will be set April 19.
Endeavor will deliver a $2 billion particle detector to be mounted
outside the ISS. This will be Endeavour's final flight and the
next-to-last shuttle mission.
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