NASA: Endeavour Will Not Launch Monday
CAPE CANAVERAL (CBS4) - NASA has decided that the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour is a 'no go' for Monday.
On Sunday, NASA officials said there was no way Endeavour could blast off Monday on its final voyage. A NASA spokesman said technicians and engineers need to replace a power control box in Endeavour's engine compartment. After the repair two days of testing are required.
Endeavour's commander, Mark Kelly, is married to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. She arrived at Kennedy Space Center last week in hopes of seeing her husband rocket into orbit. But Friday's launch attempt was called off because of the heater trouble. Endeavour's six astronauts are heading back to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston for a few days of additional training before they return for the next launch attempt.
A new launch date was not set. But officials said it appeared that the work needed to repair a faulty heater system in the shuttle would push the launch to the end of the week, at best.
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