NASA hopeful of late 2004 launch
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From NASA hopeful of late 2004 launch: The US space agency says it is ‘on track’ to launch a space shuttle into orbit in the autumn of 2004, despite lingering worries over safety.
NASA admits it has made little progress to date in finding a way to repair the sort of damage that caused the orbiter Columbia to crash in February.
The agency is carrying out tests to explore how lightweight objects can damage vehicles at supersonic speeds.
The tentative launch date for the shuttle Atlantis is 12 September.”
