Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!alb From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: VAFB Launch Postponed Message-ID: <3251@alice.UUCP> Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 09:03:06 EST Article-I.D.: alice.3251 Posted: Wed Jan 9 09:03:06 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jan-85 04:48:44 EST Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 6 NASA and the Air Force yesterday said that the first launch of a shuttle from VAFB will be postponed at least three months, from 15 October, 1985, to no earlier than 29 January, 1986. The delay comes from problems with the bonding substance on Challenger's tiles and extra time needed to prepare the payload, and infrared satellite called Teal Ruby.