Space Shuttle Launch Again Delayed By Storms

Posted at: Sun Jul 2nd, 2006

The U.S. space agency NASA has again postponed the launch of the shuttle Discovery because of stormy weather. NASA officials said Sunday the next chance for a launch at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is Tuesday. They announced the decision shortly after rain began fall...

P&W Delivers 2nd Flight Test F135 Engine for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Posted at: Sun Jul 2nd, 2006

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has delivered the second F135 flight test engine on schedule to Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, facility. The engine is the second of three that will support the first flights of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) beginning this fall.

Weather Delays US Space Shuttle Launch

Posted at: Sun Jul 2nd, 2006

The space shuttle Discovery was set to lift off (at 1949 UTC) Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, but thunderstorms moved in, causing the launch to be delayed until another try Sunday. NASA is launching Discovery on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station, despite continuing safety co...