Obama meets with wounded congresswoman Giffords Shuttle Delayed but Visits Wounded Lawmaker NASA abruptly cancels shuttle launch; Monday liftoff planned Endeavour Launch Postponed Pedestrian injured near space area Endeavor launch scrubbed Final Mission for Crackersize satellites to Space Delays Endeavour’s Until at Least May 2 Scrubs scrubs of delays Endeavour's last delayed until the earliest Called Off Due To Heating Failure; At 72Hour Delay

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama has met with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in January. The president and the lawmaker were in Florida to witness the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, is the mission commander.... Despite shuttle launch getting scrubbed, president meets with Rep. Gabby Giffords at NASA headquarters * **NASA Postpones Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch** The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was scrapped, ruining what was to be a historic day brimming with the emotion of gravely wounded Arizona ... NASA delays the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour for at least two days because of a technical problem. Video courtesy of Reuters and photo courtesy of Getty Images. TITUSVILLE, Fla., April 29 (UPI) -- A pedestrian was seriously injured Friday by a vehicle on a congested highway in Florida where people had gathered to watch the space shuttle launch. The second-to-last launch of the space shuttle program is scrubbed for at least 72 hours. Catherine Callaway reports. NASA today postponed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour by at least 48 hours to investigate and resolve the failure of a key piece of technical equipment. Cracker-size satellites are to launch with the Space Shuttle Endeavour, advancing efforts to populate the Earth's orbit with tiny 'space-chips.' The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, which President Barack Obama was scheduled to attend this afternoon, has been delayed until at least May 2, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced. Faulty heaters forced NASA to postpone Friday's launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The earliest possible launch is now Monday, but will those who gathered for this historic second-to-last shuttle launch ever stick around? NASA has called off Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour due to a heater failure. (April 29) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- President Barack Obama will still travel to Cape Canaveral Friday, despite NASA calling off the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. A problem with one of the shuttle Endeavour's power units forces the setback, disappointing thousands of people who had made special plans for the event. The space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member crew were poised to embark on their final mission Friday afternoon when NASA officials delayed the launch until Monday at the earliest because of a problem with one of the spaceship's power units. NASA calls off the launch for the space shuttle Endeavour due to a problem with Auxiliary Power Unit 1 heaters. The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, which President Barack Obama was scheduled to attend this afternoon, has been delayed until at least May 2, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced.
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