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Storms Delay Shuttle for Another Day

Astronauts circling the world while controllers seek landing opportunities

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 23, 2009 8:08 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Thunderstorms in Florida will keep space shuttle Atlantis in space for yet another day, the AP reports. Mission Control canceled all landing attempts for the second straight day at the Kennedy Space Center. The forecast looks clear for tomorrow, so the seven astronauts will try again then rather than heading to California. They're wrapping up a successful mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

 

Astronaut Mike Massimino is photographed through a window of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle's seven crew have enough supplies to stay in space until Monday.
Astronaut Mike Massimino is photographed through a window of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle's seven crew have enough supplies to stay in space until Monday.   ((AP Photo/NASA))
Rain falls over the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA has canceled landing opportunities for the space shuttle Atlantis due to inclement weather.
Rain falls over the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA has canceled landing opportunities for the space shuttle Atlantis due to inclement weather.   (Chris O'Meara)
Space Shuttle Atlantis is backdropped by the blackness of space and the thin line of Earth's atmosphere Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is backdropped by the blackness of space and the thin line of Earth's atmosphere Wednesday, May 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/NASA)
In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Andrew Feustel works on the Hubble last week.
In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Andrew Feustel works on the Hubble last week.   (AP Photo/NASA)
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