1.   He said the launch was rescheduled for early Saturday morning.

2.   Johnson said it was not immediately clear when the launch would be rescheduled.

3.   Launch officials had rescheduled the launch for Thursday, but called it off because of Opal.

4.   Launch managers tentatively rescheduled the launch for Sunday afternoon.

5.   Shuttle managers rescheduled the launch for Thursday, but called it off because of stormy weather resulting from Hurricane Opal on the other side of the state.

6.   The launch has been rescheduled for the same time slot on Sunday, said Emiko Nishitani, a spokeswoman for the National Space Development Agency of Japan.

7.   The launch was rescheduled for Monday morning, provided the conditions are right, he said.

8.   The launch will be rescheduled for next Monday at the earliest.

9.   NASDA officials were still studying the options for rescheduling the launch for next week and a decision was expected in the evening.