SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468

Aug. 3, 2007

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION POSTPONED 24 HOURS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The launch of space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 has been postponed 24 hours to allow the shuttle processing team additional time to complete routine work before liftoff. The launch now is targeted for Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 6:36 p.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The additional day will provide time to complete the processing and allow the countdown to begin at 8 p.m. Sunday. As originally planned, the STS-118 crew will arrive at Kennedy at 5 p.m. Friday. NASA Television will air live coverage of the arrival. On launch day, live coverage starts at 8:30 a.m.

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about Endeavour's crew and mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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