The revised schedule, announced last week, would reduce to 9, from 10, the number of shuttle launchings planned for this year.

Parents held a raffle so that three children could go to Florida to view the shuttle launching.

A16 A shuttle launching was halted seconds before the liftoff.

In fact, we delay shuttle launchings for safety reasons and will continue to do so.

In 1981, he attended the first shuttle launching, that of the Columbia.

He said a decision about the matter was likely to be made before the next shuttle launching, now scheduled for August.

Business is not bad now, Mr. Williams said, but nothing comes close to a day with a shuttle launching.

The shuttle launching is set for the middle of the night.

There was concern at first about poor weather over three overseas emergency landing sites, one of which must be available before a shuttle launching.

His business is just a few miles from the space center, and offers a clear view of shuttle launchings.