As the threat diminished that Hurricane Dennis would reach the shuttle launch pad, NASA officials decided July 8 to keep Discovery in position for a critical July 13 launch that agency officials are counting on to get the international space station (ISS) program back on track, the first step in U.S. President George W. Bush’s vision for a new era of human space exploration.

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