New shuttle dates

NASA has officially confirmed the new dates now set for the two final flights of its spaceships. Mission STS-133 (Discovery) should blast off on 1 November 2010 (end October had been suggested before) at 16:33 Florida time, 20.33 UT and 21.33 French time (the United States will remain on "summer" time until 7 November). The final flight, STS-134 (Endeavour), is scheduled for 26 February 2011 at 16:19 Florida time, 21:19 UT and 22:19 French time.

Published 2 July 2010

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