From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!alb
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: Challenger Progress
Article-I.D.: alice.1718
Posted: Tue Mar 29 07:20:16 1983
Received: Wed Mar 30 01:45:41 1983

The Challenger was being prepared for launch yesterday, as
workers attached explosive charges that rip away the bolts
holding the SRB's down to the pad and later separate the
SRB's from the external tank.

The launch is scheduled for 1330 EST, 4 April.