NASA has officially set February 7 as the scheduled launch date of shuttle Atlantis on STS-122. The mission was originally set for early last month, but fuel sensors on the external tank failed to perform properly. STS-122 will deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus lab module to the International Space Station, continuing the completion of the ISS.
Pushing STS-122 into February also delays delivery of Japan's lab module into March and sets a schedule for five shuttle missions this year as NASA tries to complete construction of the ISS before the scheduled retirement of the shuttle in 2010.
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