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Official launch dates targeted for remaining shuttles
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Posted: July 1, 2010
After assessing payload processing issues and projected traffic to and from the International Space Station, NASA managers Thursday formally retargeted the program's final two missions for launches Nov. 1 and Feb. 26.
The shuttle Discovery, which had been scheduled for launch Sept. 16 on mission STS-133, is now targeted for liftoff at 4:33 p.m. EDT on Nov. 1.
The shuttle Endeavour, which had been targeted for launch around Nov. 26, was reset for takeoff at 4:19 p.m. EST on Feb. 26, 2011
