STS-114

STS-114 was the "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission which launched Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), July 26, 2005. The launch, 907 days after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank; those anomalies had prevented the shuttle from launching on July 13, its originally scheduled date.

Related Topics:
Space Shuttle - Space Shuttle Discovery - EDT - UTC - July 26 - 2005 - Loss of ''Columbia'' - External tank - July 13

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The mission was completed on August 9, 2005. Due to the poor weather at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, the shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, a secondary landing site.

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August 9 - 2005 - Kennedy Space Center - Edwards Air Force Base - California

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The problem that resulted in the destruction of Columbia — debris separating from the external tank during ascent — unexpectedly recurred during the launch of Discovery. As a result, NASA decided on July 27 to postpone future shuttle flights pending additional modifications to the flight hardware.

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Columbia - NASA - July 27

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