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Bad weather conditions delay Endeavour coming back to Earth

Cape Canaveral, Usa - It could probably land today at 5.55pm (Cet)

Because of the bad weather conditions, still ongoing in Florida, the Us spacecraft Endeavour landing, scheduled for yesterday at 6.59pm (Cet) has been post poned to this afternoon. The shuttle, whose fuel reserves will allow its stay in orbit up to Thursday, should land at the Kennedy Space Center today at 5.55pm (Cet), but, if meteorological conditions will not better could be diverted to Edwards...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 29987
Rome, Italy, 06/18/2002 11:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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