Nasa names shuttle launch date

[Rick]

After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis has finally been given a launch date for its mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

US space agency officials said the blast-off was scheduled for 8 June from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The spacecraft is delivering new equipment to the space station.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6712443.stm