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June 28, 2006
Shuttle launch countdown begins!
At 2200 BST (1700 EDT) on Wednesday, launch team members at Kennedy Space Center in Florida set the clock running ahead of Saturday's planned lift-off.The shuttle Discovery is set to visit the International Space Station on a 12-day mission to deliver supplies and equipment and test safety improvements.
But Nasa says there is a strong chance of weather delaying the launch.
Thunderstorms and anvil clouds bring the threat of lightning strikes, the agency said, estimating the chance of postponement at about 60%.
I don't think she's going to go on Saturday given the weather, but the countdown has started none the less! Let's hope this mission goes well. I've been reading here and there that if something goes wrong this trip, they are immediately retiring the space shuttle program, effectively grounding our space program until the next phase starts up around 2015. It would be very weird to be a non space faring country again! Let's hope everything goes smoothly!
Found via the BBC News.
Posted by Dianne at June 28, 2006 8:32 PM
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