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STS-119 delayed at least one week

Submit on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 05:57

During a review of space shuttle Discovery’s readiness for flight, NASA managers decided to plan a launch no earlier than 19 February. The new planning date is pending additional analysis and particle impact testing associated with a flow control valve in the shuttle’s main engines. In related news, a reboost of the International Space Station was postponed.
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