NASA Starts Countdown on Shuttle Launch (The San Francisco Examiner)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ( Map , News ) - NASA started a countdown Tuesday toward the first space shuttle flight of the year. Engineers reported no major technical problems and the weather forecast looked favorable for a Friday launch....more...BY JUSTIN RAY (Spaceflight Now)
Follow the countdown and launch of the Delta 2 rocket with first COSMO-SkyMed radar imaging satellite for Italy. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission....more... Weather Favors Friday Launch of Shuttle (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA test director Steve Payne, left, and shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters, give a briefing on the status of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Atlantis is scheduled for launch on Friday, June 8....more... Weather Favors Friday Shuttle Launch (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA test director Steve Payne, left, and shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters, give a briefing on the status of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Atlantis is scheduled for launch on Friday, June 8....more... |