Released on - 7/4/2010 9:35:24 AM
The space shuttles Discovery and Endeavour are coming to the end of their lives. But NASA will carry on using them for a little longer than originally planned.
The final launch of Discovery, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, had originally been planned for 16th September. In the end it has been postponed until 1st November, since some elements of the shuttle's cargo will not be ready in time. As a result, the launch of Endeavour will also be later than planned. Initially scheduled for the end of November, it will now take place in February 2011.
The two shuttles will then go into well-earned retirement. It is the Russian spacecraft, Soyouz, that will be assuming responsibility for taking astronauts to the International Space Station; just until the commercial American rockets become operational.
The final launch of Discovery, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, had originally been planned for 16th September. In the end it has been postponed until 1st November, since some elements of the shuttle's cargo will not be ready in time. As a result, the launch of Endeavour will also be later than planned. Initially scheduled for the end of November, it will now take place in February 2011.
The two shuttles will then go into well-earned retirement. It is the Russian spacecraft, Soyouz, that will be assuming responsibility for taking astronauts to the International Space Station; just until the commercial American rockets become operational.
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