Clouds threaten launch of Discovery space shuttle
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NASA cleared the Space Shuttle Discovery for its liftoff after engineers resolved technical concerns, but possible clouds and rain threaten to delay the launch.
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Preparations are on track for Friday&#39;s evening launch of the  space shuttle Atlantis from Florida,  despite a small chance of a scrub due to weather.
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Weather concerns are growing as NASA nears its scheduled launch of the shuttle Discovery.
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The planned launch on Thursday of the Atlantis space shuttle and its cargo of a European laboratory could be scuttled by the onset of bad weather, NASA said.
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Low clouds related to a cold front have increased the likelihood that scheduled launching of the shuttle Discovery will be postponed, NASA said.
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NASA canceled Thursday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery when clouds rolled back over Florida during the critical 10-minute window.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is marching toward another evening launch attempt for Discovery on Saturday, but bad weather could keep the space shuttle grounded again.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- After a countdown foiled by a low layer of clouds, NASA will try again Saturday night to launch Discovery and its seven astronauts on the last shuttle mission of the year.   Liftoff is scheduled for 8:47 p.m. EST Saturday.
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NASA issued a more dismal forecast Monday for the planned liftoff of space shuttle Discovery, saying rain and low clouds would be moving in right around launch time.
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Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers cleared space shuttle Discovery for a second launch attempt on Saturday night, but bad weather and work delays on the launch pad could prompt another postponement.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- A cliffhanger countdown ended without a shuttle liftoff Thursday night as a stubborn layer of clouds forced NASA to scrub -- at the last minute -- its attempt to launch Discovery and its astronauts.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS  Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Thursday night, and strong winds could delay another attempt for a day or two.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - For the first time in more than four years, a NASA space shuttle Discovery is poised to light up the night sky in an evening launch bound for the International Space Station (ISS). But weather may intervene.
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By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery late Thursday, and a forecast for strong winds prompted the space agency to postpone another attempt by at least two days.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA planned to try again on Saturday to launch the shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the International Space Station, but the weather forecast kept the nighttime launch in doubt.
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NASA officials hoped an opening in the cloud cover would allow space shuttle Discovery to lift off Thursday for the first night launch in four years, starting a complex mission to rewire the international space station.