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To: Win Smith who wrote (411)	2/4/2003 2:02:16 PM
From: Win Smith	of 603

Delay Likely for Shuttle Mission With Israel nytimes.com [ one more historic link I stumbled on. Clip: ] July 19 — NASA officials said today that it was highly likely that the first shuttle mission to include an Israeli astronaut would have to be delayed until at least the end of the year. The mission, which had been scheduled for liftoff today, was delayed after engineers found cracks in a fuel line, a problem that has grounded the shuttle fleet. The mission has drawn considerable interest because of the inclusion of the Israeli Air Force pilot, Col. Ilan Ramon, and the tight security that entailed. Because of the cracks, the shuttle program manager, Ron Dittemore, said, NASA is growing concerned about fitting in the three shuttle flights that it had planned for the rest of the year. The earliest date for a liftoff is Sept. 26, Mr. Dittemore said, but the mission with the Israeli, STS-107, may have to be pushed to December or later. . . .

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