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Space shuttle Endeavour's launch postponed again

Cape Canaveral, USA - This time due to bad weather. New attempt today

The launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been postponed again. This time the bad weather caused the stop of the countdown. As forecast it made impossible to go on with operations at launch pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. "Cumulus clouds and lightning -states a note issued by NASA- prevented us from launching Endeavour because of weather near the Shuttle Landing Facility....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107053
Rome, Italy, 07/13/2009 13:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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