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Endeavour's launch delayed again

Cape Canaveral, USA - Also deferred the lift off of LRO and LCROSS

Space shuttle Endeavour's launch has been delayed again, this time of about one month, as the same hydrogen leak that caused last Saturday's cancellation (see AVIONEWS) happened again. Data collected during refueling operations will be now analyzed to try to understand the cause. The next launch attempt is scheduled for July 11. "We're going to step back and figure out what the problem is and go...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105937
Rome, Italy, 06/17/2009 12:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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