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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Thursday, June 19, 2003 ::
Return To Flight Update NASA is going to announce soon that it will return to flight in April. Or possibly December. Or sometime in between. According to reliable reports. Basically, the date is supposed to be announced officially within about six weeks, apparently, which is to say, shortly after the CAIB report is released. At this point, the CAIB is in the process of weaving its findings into its final report, so most of the immediate issues have basically already been identified. The CAIB has been working with NASA during the process, so the agency has a pretty good idea what those issues are going to be. It sounds like the December launch is less likely, but first quarter '04 is sounding pretty reasonable. A big consideration will likely be whether it's decided to have the mission be a crew-exchange flight. On a side note, according to the Spaceflight Now article, the agency is even starting to back away from the no-more-night-launches rule that was proposed.