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Flight Planning Returns to a 14-Day Mission
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:42:29 PM EST
Space shuttle managers have decided to keep shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission as a 14-day flight and possibly extend the mission as many as two days while Endeavour is in space.
The program had extended the mission one day on Wednesday, but managers determined late yesterday that they will keep it at a 14-day flight for the time being. Once Endeavour is in space, managers will evaluate the shuttle’s performance and other mission objectives and then decide whether to add another day or two to the flight to support operations aboard the International Space Station.
The first landing opportunity at Kennedy is Friday, May 13 at 9:28 a.m. EDT. All schedules will be discussed at Tuesday’s Flight Readiness Review meeting at Kennedy.
Launch remains targeted for April 29 at 3:47 p.m.
Note from the SSEP program team: The mission duration affects the timeline for harvesting the samples, and so the STS-134 Harvesting of Experiment Samples page has been revised to reflect the return to a 14-day mission. However, keep in mind that the mission duration may change yet again, so stay tuned!
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