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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Space shuttle launch in doubt as fuel tanks are filled

The space shuttle launch is scheduled for 4.26pm BST. Photograph: Nasa/Bill Ingalls/EPA In the past few hours Nasa's launch team have filled the external tanks of space shuttle Atlantis with more than 535000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen

A sad day for space fans. NASA's final shuttle launch ever will be this Friday. Whether you're interested in outer space or not, you'll want to see it happen for the sake of history. Here are the three best ways to see

The space shuttle launch is scheduled for 4.26pm BST. Photograph: Nasa/Bill Ingalls/EPA In the past few hours Nasa's launch team have filled the external tanks of space shuttle Atlantis with more than 535000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen

(Duffin McGee – Reuters) The last-ever space shuttle launch planned for Friday is likely to be a no-go due to weather. But when the showers and thunderstorms stop and the last shuttle launches, it will be the end of America's 30 year shuttle program.

The space shuttle launch is scheduled for 4.26pm BST. Photograph: Nasa/Bill Ingalls/EPA In the past few hours Nasa's launch team have filled the external tanks of space shuttle Atlantis with more than 535000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen


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