Politics & Government
UPDATE: Enterprise Departure Delayed Until Friday
Forecasts of inclement weather forced officials to delay the space shuttle's departure to New York until Friday.
Update: Tuesday, April 24 11 p.m.
NASA officials have rescheduled the Enterprise again. The new tentative date is Friday, April 27.
Update: Monday, April 23 10 p.m.
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NASA officials have tentatively rescheduled the Enterprise departure for Wednesday, April 25.
The flight is expected to occur between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
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Original Post:
NASA released a statement Friday announcing the postponement of Enterprise's departure to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, NY, because of bad weather.
Mounted atop the same Boeing 747 that carried the from Florida to Virginia, the Enterprise was scheduled to leave Monday morning for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
"To ensure a safe flight for Enterprise and the SCA,” according to a statement released by the space agency, “NASA managers, in consultation with the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, decided Friday to delay the flight because of inclement weather predicted in both New York and Washington, where the flight will originate.”
The flight is delayed until at least Tuesday, but possibly longer.
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