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Shuttle countdown on hold ahead of Columbia blastoff
The countdown paused at T minus 40 hours as workers prepare for a weekend of activity culminating in Columbia's launch Sunday at 11 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral. Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield head to Florida for final training before a seven day mission ending at Edwards Air Force Base.
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AP Aerospace
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Ken Mattingly
Henry Hartsfield
Houston
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Salyut
NASA
Defense Department
Hartsfield
Mattingly