Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Clouds delay Endeavour’s homecoming

NASA aims for rare nighttime landing

Image: Space shuttle Endeavour
Space shuttle Endeavour is seen with Earth in the background after undocking from the international space station on Monday.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Clouds moved in at virtually the last minute and thwarted NASA's effort to bring the space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven back to Earth early Wednesday evening.

Mission Control instructed the astronauts to take another swing around the planet and aim for a later, nighttime landing, in hopes that the sky would clear. It will be NASA's second and last shot of the day at bringing Endeavour home.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23812434/

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