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Greetings,<br /><br />With the tight launch schedule for the remainder of this year, and for the rest of the ISS construction, many of us have expressed concerns about NASA's ability to actually meet the 2010 shuttle retirement target. I remember Mike Griffin telling a news conference that he wasn't worred about delays because the schedule could absorb the loss of a full year, and still complete the mission.<br /><br />I was wondering if anyone knew the average number of days a Shuttle launch is delayed. If we had this number, we could apply it to the remaiing flights schedule, and come up witha decent prediction. I would discount the down time due to the two accidents, because if we suffer another, it is likely the Shuttles would be permanently grounded.<br /><br />Anyone know where to find the launch delay information? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Brian J. Pfeifer http://sabletower.wordpress.com<br /> The Dogsoldier Codex http://www.lulu.com/sabletower<br /> </div>