NASA still holding to May for shuttle launch

NASA continues to hold to May as the launch date for the space shuttle's second return-to-flight mission, STS-121, which will further verify safety procedures and equipment developed in response to the 2003 Columbia accident. But the agency is not rushing any steps to ensure it makes the window...

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