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WEATHER AFFECTS SHUTTLE LAUNCH

USA, Bad weather raging on Space Shuttle Atlantis International Space Station could shut the planned launch. U.S. forecasters on wednesday put the odds of good launch weather at 60% to send shuttle into orbit with the International Space Station to set it to be used by the first permanent crew. A Nasa test director said Atlantis probably weathered a lighting strike Tuesday night during a thunde...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1739
Rome, Italy, 09/07/2000 14:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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