1.   An official launching date is expected to be announced late next week.

2.   A new launching date will not be announced in mid-January.

3.   NASA officials said a decision on the new launching date could be made in the next two weeks.

4.   Officials said they expected the partners would approve the new launching dates.

5.   The falling would never have been a concern at all, except for the slipping launching date of the Zvezda service module.

6.   Weldon said the space agency should set a launching date for the interim module in order to keep the pressure on the Russians.