Scheduled Shuttle Launch May Be Put On Hold
By Associated Press
Published: Tue, November 11, 2008 - 2:55 pm
Last Updated: Tue, November 11, 2008 - 2:58 pm
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The weather could put a chill on
plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour Friday on a flight to the
international space station.
NASA says an approaching cold front could bring rain and thick
clouds to the launch site by week's end.
Shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters says there's still a 60
percent chance of acceptable conditions at the 7:55 p.m. liftoff
time Friday and only a 40 percent chance on Saturday. She says
timing is everything in terms of when the weather moves through.
Endeavour is loaded with equipment to expand the living quarters
of the space station. NASA hopes to double the size of the crew,
from three to six, by next June. The launch window is open until
Nov. 25 for NASA's first shuttle launch since the end of May.
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