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Endeavour's launch set for today at 4.23 pm

Cape Canaveral - The faulty regulator valve has been changed

Space shuttle managers have announced that STS-111 is slated to lift off at 4,23 pm CDT (21,23 GMT) Wednesday. The shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Expedition Five crew to the ISS and return the Expedition Four crew to Earth. NASA managers postponed the launch until June 5 to allow technicians time to change out a faulty gaseous nitrogen regulator valve in the left Orbital Maneuvering System pod. If...

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Rome, Italy, 06/05/2002 15:12
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