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Space Shuttle Endeavour Moved To Launch Pad 39A Yesterday; One-Day Delay Puts Pressure On June 13 Launch Plans; Wiring Needs To Be Checked After Glitch On Atlantis Raised Questions

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Monday, June 1st, 2009

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Crew Rehearsal For Flight Delayed Two Days; Weather Might Mandate One-Month Delay In Endeavour Launch From Kennedy Space Shuttle Endeavour yesterday rolled from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center to Launch Pad 39A, where it is to lift off for a grueling, marathon 16-day STS-127 Mission carrying a Japanese component to be attached to the International Space Station. That Endeavour rollover yesterday was a day later than planned, thanks to the sort of fickle Florida weather which earlier had…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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