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July 1, 2010

NASA RELEASE: 10-157

NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES FOR FINAL TWO FLIGHTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT on Nov. 1
for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission and 4:19
p.m. EST on Feb. 26, 2011, for the liftoff of shuttle Endeavour's
STS-134 flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The target dates were adjusted because critical payload hardware for
STS-133 will not be ready in time to support the previously planned
Sept. 16 launch. With STS-133 moving to November, STS-134 cannot fly
as planned, so the next available launch window is in February 2011.

NASA will schedule the official launch date for each mission following
the agency's Flight Readiness Reviews, which typically occur about
two weeks prior to launches. All target launch dates are subject to
change.

For more information about the shuttle missions and their crews,
visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle


The shuttle launch manifest is available at:


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest.html

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