NASA Plans 2 Shuttle Launches in 17 Days
NASA moved ahead Monday with preparations to launch two space shuttles within 17 days of each other, perching Discovery on a launch pad to be readied for an atmospheric research mission in April.
Discovery is tentatively set for launch about 10 p.m. PDT April 6, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. Space crews in Florida are preparing Columbia for liftoff at 6:52 a.m. PST Sunday on a Spacelab science flight chartered by Germany.
NASA said preflight work on Columbia resumed Monday after being halted because of the fierce East Coast storm.
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