2013 collectSPACE Space History News Archive | collectSPACE Follow for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter and on Facebook. You can follow Senior Writer Clara Moskowitz on Twitter ClaraMoskowitz. A prototype shuttle called Enterprise, which never made it to space, will be displayed at New York's Intrepid Museum of Sea, Air and Space. Their sister orbiter, Discovery, is marked for the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Once the orbiters are retired, they will be sent to museums for public display.Įndeavour is bound for the California Science Center in Los Angeles, while Atlantis will go to the Kennedy Space Center's Visitor's Center. However, if Endeavour's mission is delayed much further, NASA has said the Atlantis flight could be pushed back, too. The shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off June 29 for its last journey to the International Space Station.
Wednesday the astronauts met with their flight directors and robotics and spacewalk officers to review plans for their mission.Īfter Endeavour's flight, NASA has only one more space shuttle mission planned. The crew will continue training until a new launch date has been set. Įndeavour's crewmembers returned to Houston, where they live and train, after their launch delay. The STS-134 mission is scheduled to last 14 days, but NASA hopes to add two extra days in orbit to allow the astronauts to complete more work. "Managers will continue to evaluate the repair process and make any additional adjustments before scheduling Endeavour’s next launch attempt, which remains no earlier than May 10," NASA's statement said.Įndeavour is slated to carry six astronauts, an astrophysics experiment, and a shipment of spare parts to the International Space Station.
A meeting of top shuttle manager tomorrow (May 6) is expected to end with a new launch target. NASA has not set a new launch date for Endeavour, but mission managers have said the mission will not lift off before May 10.
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