May 16 Now Earliest Date For Endeavour Launch

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Posted by timothy on Saturday May 07, 2011 @12:55AM from the keep-your-lawnchair-handy dept.

Bad news for anyone camped out in Florida waiting to get a glimpse of the long-expected, oft-delayed launch of the shuttle Endeavour: NASA has pushed the date of the launch back, to no earlier than May 16.

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Re:Why in the hell... (Score:3, Informative)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday May 07, 2011 @07:30AM (#36055550)

Florida is one of the states closest to the equator, saving us fuel costs on the way up into orbit by the fact that the earth rotates.

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