Aug 19 1981
From The Space Library
NASA announced that it had postponed to August 31 Columbia's move to KSC's Launch Complex 39A, scheduled for August 26, but did not say what effect the delay would have on the September 30 launch date. A nine-day preflight test series that began August 17 would culminate in simulated liftoffs and descent from orbit to landing.
MSFC later reported that the launch date for STS-2 would be reset to October 9 because of "a number of small problems" and a need to prevent crew fatigue. A loss of five days in the VAB was caused by delays in interface tests and misalignment of Shuttle and external-tank connections. The thunderstorm season would also account for some lost time. (NASA Releases 81-123, 81-135; MSFC Release 81-107)
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