Wednesday, June 21, 2006
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers on Saturday chosen July 1 to launch the first space shuttle in approximately a year, despite recommendations beside a lift-off attempt by the space agency's chief engineer and security offices.
The decision to open Discovery on a trip to the International Space Station was made after two days of meetings by NASA's top managers and the engineers at the Kennedy Space Center.
The flight will be only the second shuttle mission since the Columbia disaster in 2003.
During a census of top managers, representatives from NASA's Office of Safety and Mission Assurance and the Office of the Chief Engineer optional against flying until additional design changes are made to the external fuel tank.
Despite their recommendations, the rebel managers did not object to making a launch, NASA officials said.
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