Space Shuttle fleet to retire by '10

[MrX (Premo)]

HOUSTON - NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.



NASA has 10 missions remaining for the shuttle fleet, which U.S. President Bush ordered to retire by Sept. 30, 2010. The schedule announced Monday and reported in the Houston Chronicle includes five flights this year, five in 2009 and three in 2010.




NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010 : News : Tech & Gadgets : Sympatico / MSN

[awpitt (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MrX

HOUSTON - NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.



NASA has 10 missions remaining for the shuttle fleet, which U.S. President Bush ordered to retire by Sept. 30, 2010. The schedule announced Monday and reported in the Houston Chronicle includes five flights this year, five in 2009 and three in 2010.




NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010 : News : Tech & Gadgets : Sympatico / MSN

NASA annouce these plans about a year or so ago. Next, it's back to the moon.

[drmatsci]

Sad to see it go but I think its time has past, I agree with the choice. Now if they could field something new, that would be nice.... Last I heard the testing schedule for the Ares launcher had slipped again, partly do to the LAS (Launch abort system) being looked at again.