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RE: STS-122 launch

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The European Columbus laboratory is scheduled to launch on board Space Shuttle Atlantis later today. The STS-122 mission to the International Space Station is due to lift-off from NASAs Kennedy Space Centre at 20:45 CET (19:45 UT) - follow the launch live on NASA TV and in ESA's Columbus Blog.

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Poor weather forecast for the Florida area may prevent Europe's space lab, Columbus, from launching on Thursday.
The module is due to ride into orbit inside the shuttle Atlantis, but low cloud and showers may force a delay.

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The twice-delayed flight of the space shuttle Atlantis, carrying a major addition to the International Space Station, is set for liftoff Thursday following the resolution of several technical issues, NASA managers said on Tuesday.
The Atlantis and its seven-member crew are to take off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time on an 11-day mission that will attach the European Space Agencys new Columbus science laboratory to the station.

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NASA has discovered a new glitch that could further delay shuttle Atlantis' long-awaited mission to the international space station past its planned Feb. 7 launch date.
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STS-122 carrying ESA's Columbus science laboratory module, is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 19:45 GMT (14:45 EST), from launch pad LC-39A, at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

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With NASAs recent confirmation of the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on Thursday 7 February, ESA astronauts Hans Schlegel, of Germany, and Leopold Eyharts, of France, are set to deliver ESAs Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station.
Atlantis is now scheduled to lift off from launch pad 39-A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida at 14:45 Eastern Standard Time (EST) / 20:45 Central European Time (CET).
Docking with the ISS is scheduled for Saturday 9 February at 12:23 EST (18:23 CET). Landing is currently slated to take place at KSC on Monday 18 February at 09:57 EST (15:57 CET).

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The launch of the Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, has been rescheduled for 1:23 GMT, 25th January (20:23 EST, 24th), 2008.

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NASA is to host a media teleconference with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale at 4 p.m. CST, Thursday, January 3, to discuss the status of ongoing work to prepare shuttle Atlantis for its launch to the ISS.

Live audio stream:
www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

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NASA has outlined a plan to repair a faulty electrical connector on Space Shuttle Atlantis external fuel tank. The repair could take several days or even weeks. The launch date for ESAs Columbus laboratory of 10 January 2008 is no longer feasible.

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