Re: What the......the Shuttle can't be in space over new years day?

Lee Jay wrote:

Perhaps I mistated my impression from the articles I've read, but what
I meant was that they haven't done it *in space* before so they'd
rather not do it if they don't have to.

"if they don't have to" here is key.

When you consider the number of flights left, and the short period of time to do them, I have to wonder if NASA really has the luxury to delay by 2-3 weeks a flight just because it doesn't want to risk uploading new parameters while in flight.

If it allows such a delay for this simple reason, how many more such trivial delays will occur causing NASA to miss the 2010 deadline for flights ?

or perhaps NASA is really confident it can stuff 12 flights in the last 6 months so it can afford "Luxury" delays today ?


Is is NASA conscious that station assembly will not be completed in time anyways, so additional delays won't make a difference ? Or it knows that the shuttle's life will be extended since the shuttles were grounded for longer than anticipated, so it still ahs plenty of time to acocmplish the mission ?
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