[net.columbia] Launched Pushed Back

sjb (07/17/82)

NASA now says that the target date for the launch of STS-5 is
now back to 11 November.  The change is not due to problems
with the shuttle, which came back in better shape than on
any previous mission, but to the two companies that are
furnishing satellites for launch.

The Columbia was demated from its 747 yesterday night and
was towed into the Orbiter Processing Facility today, where
it was parked next to the Challenger.

The deep sea robot SCARAB was lowered into the water today
in search of the recorder from one of the two SRB's that
sank after the launch of STS-4.  NASA has said that it will
not launch the shuttle again until it learns why they sank.