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From: alb@alice.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Next Two Shuttle Flights Delayed
Message-ID: <2082@alice.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 29-Jul-83 07:28:32 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 29 07:28:32 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 08:32:13 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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Problems in checking out TDRS-1 have forced NASA to delay the
launches of STS-8 and STS-9.  STS-8, originally scheduled for
20 August, will now launch between 23 and 30 August.  STS-9,
originally scheduled to launch on 30 September, will probably
slip into late October; in order to gain maximum scientific
return from the flight, NASA has to launch it within a one
week window of 30 September, which is becoming unlikely.  If
they miss that opportunity, the next starts around 26 October.