Rain delays Atlantis landing
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Rain forced NASA to delay the landing of space shuttle Atlantis in Florida Thursday, but the agency hoped the skies would clear up to return its seven astronauts to Earth later in the day.
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Rain and low clouds prevented Atlantis from returning to Florida on Thursday, but mission managers were hopeful the space shuttle would be able to touch down a day later, even if it meant landing in California.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try again on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts home after clouds and rain at its Florida landing site prevented a touchdown on Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 29 -- Five hours after the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis left its seaside launchpad to ride out expected high winds and rain from tropical storm Ernesto, NASA officials announced they were taking the shuttle back to the pad as the storm no longer posed a sufficient threat...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA postponed the   launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after a fuel   sensor failed, only the latest delay of its mission to restart   construction of the International Space Station.
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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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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hail storm left hundreds of small dents on the spacecraft's external fuel tank and on a wing.
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The weather looks favorable for a Wednesday launch of Atlantis, which storms have delayed several times, the shuttle's launch weather officer said Monday.
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By Kurt Loft, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 22--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The first day of summer in Florida delivered the expected storm clouds -- and a shower of disappointment -- as the shuttle Atlantis was forced to stay in orbit at least one more day.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers said they plan to land the space shuttle Atlantis safely Friday, but the weather would determine the time and location.
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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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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis touched down on Friday in California's Mojave Desert after rain and thick clouds prevented it from returning to its home port in Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The seven-astronaut crew of NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis is hoping to beat the weather to make a Florida landing today after a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis by at least another day after discovering a problem with its electrical power system early Wednesday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Bad weather forced NASA on Thursday to delay bringing space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth at least until Friday, the U.S. space agency said.
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Nasa postpones Wednesday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis due to a technical problem.
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The US space shuttle Discovery's planned launch on Tuesday could be delayed due to rain and cloudy conditions, NASA said on Monday.