Space shuttle looking to resume night flights in December
Following the space shuttle's next flight, STS-115, NASA hopes to free the orbiter from its current daylight-only launch restriction, instituted after the Columbia accident to allow clear photography of the vehicle during ascent. "With a good outcome on this flight ... we think we'll be a in a...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.