NASA Delays Flight Aircraft Last Endeavour

09/02/2012
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NASA Delays Flight Aircraft Last Endeavour NASA Delays Flight Aircraft Last Endeavour

NASA delayed the launch of the last flight of space shuttle Endeavour, from the previous April 19 to 29 April. The flight was delayed because the original launch date ie 19 April collision with Russia scheduled to send a cargo plane to the International Space Station.

Endeavour is now scheduled to depart on 29 April. This is the last flight mission of the space shuttle. Space shuttle Atlantis will also be retired this summer, after operating for nearly 30 years. NASA announced the postponement after discussions with the Russian Space Agency and other space station colleagues. Russian space cargo plane will also be launched in late April. NASA does not want the cargo plane arrived at the space station when the space shuttle Endeavour was still there.

NASA spokesman, Allard Beutel, said that the Russians are reluctant to delay the supply because they are conducting biological experiments there. Endeavour plans to do the mission for two weeks. Endeavour was built to replace the Challenger aircraft that exploded in the air in 1986. Party Endeavour NASA said the plane was inspected last week in place of the launch, despite the storm, strong winds and lightning at the Kennedy Space Center.

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