Shuttle Update

Uncertainties cloud shuttle schedule, MSNBC

“For now, NASA’s top shuttle managers are holding firm to a schedule that would launch the shuttle Discovery on its second “return to flight” test mission as early as May 10. However, several senior NASA officials have told NBC News privately that launching in May was at best an iffy proposition.”

NASA Ships External Fuel Tank for Next Space Shuttle Mission

“In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, workers at the nearby NASA Michoud Assembly Facility persevered through their own personal hardships to deliver a newly designed external fuel tank for the space shuttle.”