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SabercatPuck
June 14th, 2009, 9:47 pm
LAUNCH STATUS: Space shuttle Endeavour, temporarily grounded by a hydrogen leak, should be ready to launch on June 17th, according to a Sunday evening announcement by NASA. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is currently scheduled to launch on that same date, so the moon mission could be bumped back to June 19th or 20th. The situation will sort itself out in the next 24-48 hours as repairs on Endeavour proceed.

http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=14&month=06&year=2009

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
StoneScratcher
June 14th, 2009, 9:58 pm
Why even bother with it. Obama's all over it, according to NewsWeek.
SabercatPuck
June 16th, 2009, 5:45 pm
LAUNCH UPDATE: Space shuttle Endeavour is in launch position at the Kennedy Space Center and the countdown clock is ticking for liftoff at 5:40 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 17th. There is an 80% chance of favorable weather for liftoff, say forecasters. Endeavour's 16-day mission to the ISS will feature five spacewalks and complete construction of the Japan's Kibo laboratory.