NASA announces shuttle Atlantis launch postponement

Officers of NASA attend a press conference held at the Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral in Florida, the United States, on Aug. 28, 2006. NASA announced early on Monday that mission managers had decided to scrub Tuesday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis due to the approaching Tropical Storm Ernesto.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Xinhua) -- NASA announced early on Monday that mission managers had decided to scrub Tuesday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis due to the approaching Tropical Storm Ernesto.

NASA delays shuttle Atlantis launch again

Rain clouds obscure the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 26, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- NASA announced on Sunday to delay the Atlantis shuttle launch by at least another 24 hours, because the engineers "need more time" to examine the impact of a strong lightning strike on the launch pad, according to the official NASA website.

Launch of Atlantis postponed for 24 hours

NASA officials give a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Aug. 26, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) Group photos

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- NASA has decided Saturday afternoon to postpone the scheduled Sunday launch for Atlantis for at least 24 hours, according to NASA official website.

Atlantis launch countdown begins

Space shuttle Atlantis commander Brent Jett (L) and shuttle pilot Christopher Ferguson walk to a shuttle training aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida August 24, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Group photos

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The countdown of space shuttle Atlantis officially began at noon EDT on Thursday, heading for the scheduled launch on Sunday, according to NASA TV.

Atlantis ready to fly after last-minute repair

The space shuttle Atlantis arrives at launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Aug. 2, 2006. (Xinhua Photo/AFP)

    BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA technicians on Sunday successfully replaced two bolts securing a crucial communications antenna on space shuttle Atlantis because engineers thought they were dangerously short.

Atlantis to fly one of most challenging missions

    BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch Aug. 27 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on one of the most challenging missions in its history of the 25-year-old shuttle program, NASA managers said.

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