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Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) April 29, 2011 The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was delayed Friday by at least 48 hours due to a technical failure that arose about three hours before the planned takeoff, NASA said. "Endeavour's launch has been scrubbed for at least 48 hours because of an issue with Auxiliary Power Unit 1 heaters," the US space agency said. Engineers were still working to figure out what caused the problem.
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Endeavour poised for last liftoffCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) April 29, 2011 The US space shuttle Endeavour is poised to launch Friday carrying a multibillion dollar tool for searching the universe on the penultimate flight for NASA's 30-year program. As many as 750,000 onlookers, including President Barack Obama, are expected to converge on the area around Cape Canaveral to catch a glimpse of the shuttle's blastoff toward the International Space Station at 1947 GMT. ... read more |
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