A new shipment of supplies is on its way to the International
Space Station. The ISS Progress 19 resupply vehicle lifted off
Thursday from its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan, at 8:08 a.m. CDT (7:08 p.m. Baikonur time).
NASA has accounted for all civil servants and most contractors
at two facilities impacted by Hurricane Katrina, and the agency is
evaluating the storm's effect on the Space Shuttle Program.
Aero-News Analysis by Senior Correspondent Kevin R.C.
O'Brien
The hits just keep on coming for the Space Shuttle and NASA's
embattled administrators. According to a report by MSNBC's space
reporter James Oberg, problems with center fuel tanks make any
launch unlikely before early 2007.
Got a rocket in your pocket? Teams interested in taking part in
the world's largest rocket contest can start their efforts by
downloading the application for the Team America Rocketry
Challenge.
The astronauts who returned the Space Shuttle to flight aboard
Discovery will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Houston
Astros' game September 13th.
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