... and that's pretty much what you get when you talk about the consistancy of the shuttle's use. After having the latest launch of the Atlantis shuttle pushed back to sunday from thursday of last week after sensors were giving "false" readings. Then the same problem occured on the pushed back launch yesterday.
Atlantis will be grounded until at least the 2nd of January, and with the shuttles being phased out in there very near future this means that it might be one of its last few flights. This just emphasizes the fact that we need to move on from this failed attempt at space travel and go back to something that works more consistantly.
I personally am very excited for the new constellation program. It looks like NASA might be getting their butts back in gear. Which is good.
Full article at: Space Shuttle Grounded Till Next Year
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