tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post2015755811476049557..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: NASA expects one-day extension for Discovery missionC Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-52105799647299335312010-04-08T21:49:13.688-04:002010-04-08T21:49:13.688-04:00The Eastern Range needs more than a day to transit...The Eastern Range needs more than a day to transition its assets from the shuttle landing to the Atlas launch. So ULA agreed to schedule its launch two days after the shuttle landing -- on the 20th based on the shuttle's original plan to land on the 18th. If a shuttle mission extension moves its landing to the 19th, the Atlas launch would move to the right a day, to the 21st.James Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04281583966575320064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-10258026260147793482010-04-08T19:40:26.421-04:002010-04-08T19:40:26.421-04:00If the Atlas is already a day after landing (now A...If the Atlas is already a day after landing (now April 20), why would an added day to the mission push the launch to the 21?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com