NASA Space Shuttle “Endeavour” Launch Postponed For Weather
February 7th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by GDBy Meena Kar
Washington D.C., Feb 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Weather problem had once again played foul in the space shuttle launch of NASA. It has been reported that the space shuttle Endeavour, which was scheduled to launch on Sunday was called off by the scientists after a “low cloud ceiling” was found at the Kennedy Space Center. As per the reports, the NASA space shuttle launch that has been postponed for the adverse weather condition is supposed to carry six astronauts to the space.
Reports of Mike Leinbach, the launch director, indicates that the countdown for launching the space shuttle Endeavour had already started when the cloud appeared in the sky and they had to cancel the mission for today. The latest updates indicate that the officials of NASA will make an attempt to launch this space shuttle on Monday. However, they might require to delay the launch further if the weather condition remains unfavorable for the space shuttle for this activity.
According to the reports, space shuttle Endeavour, which was scheduled to launch today consists of one observation deck and one new room that the scientists need to add to the International space station so that they can conduct better observation. It is one of the major projects of NASA and the success of this space shuttle is expected to complete almost 98% task required for the orbiting class of the space station. The scientists of NASA have put in huge efforts for the success of this space shuttle and the delay in the launch of this shuttle might be a bit disappointing. However, if the weather condition remains favorable then the shuttle would be launched tomorrow.
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