Add to NASA News Summary for April 5, 2000
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New, Improved Atlantis Set for April 24 Launch to Station

     Following a review of flight readiness, Space Shuttle 
managers today confirmed April 24 as the launch date for Atlantis 
on a mission that will continue the development of the orbiting 
International Space Station. Atlantis' mission will be the first 
flight of a new Shuttle "glass cockpit" and more than a dozen other 
Shuttle improvements.

     Atlantis' liftoff is planned for approximately 4:15 p.m. EDT, 
within a 10-minute launch window. The precise launch time and 
window could vary slightly and will be established about 24 hours 
ahead of liftoff to optimize the Shuttle's performance.

Full text:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-056.txt


Headquarters contact: Dwayne C. Brown (Phone:  202/358-1726)

Johnson Space Center contact: James Hartsfield (Phone:  281/483-5111)

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