Sentence examples for launch on schedule from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 — The space shuttle Atlantis is to launch on schedule Thursday for a mission to the International Space Station after being cleared by a review of all elements of the flight, NASA managers said Friday.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — The space shuttle Discovery will launch on schedule next Tuesday even though questions remain about small defects on heat shield panels along its wings, NASA managers said Tuesday.

As unappealing as that no doubt sounds to the company, "getting it right" is the route most testers would prefer Microsoft take; the alternative is to launch on schedule and follow up weeks later with waves of patches.

"I.R.S. systems to support enrollment in the marketplaces were launched on schedule and are working as planned," Ms. Hall Ingram said.

Tropical downpours and thunderstorms around Cape Canaveral in Florida are reducing the likelihood of Nasa's final space shuttle launching on schedule on Friday.

Without their support, this journal would not be launched on schedule.

Without their strong support, this journal would not have been launched on schedule.

Update – 12 26: The rocket launched on schedule at 12 25 p.m. pacific, and is currently en route to the ISS.

Mr. Hale said the decision was not made to keep the shuttle launching program on schedule, a criticism of the space agency that was voiced by investigators after the 2003 Columbia accident.

The U.S. launch is still on schedule for June 17.

SpaceX, for example, a pioneer in the private spaceflight industry, has more than 40 contracted launches on its schedule, including some with Nasa to resupply the ISS, which are worth $4bn £2.6bnn).