NASA Reschedules 2 Shuttle Flights
Associated Press
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —
NASA is reversing the order of its next two space shuttle flights, placing a trip to the Hubble Space Telescope ahead of an Earth-mapping mission, NASA officials said Thursday.
Discovery will fly at the end of October, followed by Endeavour in November, pending the outcome of wiring inspections.
Endeavour’s flight to map Earth’s surface had been scheduled this month and Discovery was to fly replacement parts to Hubble in mid-October. Both flights were delayed after damaged wires were found in the two ships.
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