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Storms Force Space Shuttle to Land in California

Storms Force Space Shuttle to Land in California

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis finally made it home after a voyage of more than 5 million miles.

 

Weather again delays shuttle landing

Weather again delays shuttle landing

Weather conditions forced NASA to wave off a landing attempt for space shuttle Atlantis scheduled for 9:16 a.m. ET Saturday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, the space agency said.

 

Bad Weather Delays Shuttle Landing

Bad Weather Delays Shuttle Landing

The Atlantis will have another chance to land at 11:39 a.m. If the weather does not improve, NASA will try again Saturday.

 

NASA Image Of The Day - Above Earth

NASA Image Of The Day - Above Earth

With a mostly dark home planet behind him, astronaut Michael Good rides Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm to the exact position he needs to be to continue work on the Hubble Space Telescope on the STS-125 mission's fourth spacewalk on May 17, 2009.

 

Shuttle Fuels for Launch to Upgrade Hubble

Fueling has started on space shuttle Atlantis for its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

 

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