André wrote:
Op 19-1-2007, heeft Derek Lyons verondersteld :
Since I'm headed to Jacksonville in Mar to visit my relatives, I
thought I'd try to see STS-117 launch as well. What is the earliest
date that the launch date can be reasonably considered to be cast in a
substance firm enough to reasonably plan around?

D.

Launch is planned not earlier than March 16th, see
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...117/index.html

Yeah, but Derek's asking when there's enough confidence that it isn't
going to slip to May.


The Flight Readiness Review would certainly be a solid milestone, but
it may be too close to the luanch date to give adequate trip planning
time.

/dps