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Discovery lift off postponed due to bad weather

Cape Canaveral, USA - The new attempt tomorrow morning

The launch of space shuttle Discovery towards the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for this morning (see AVIONEWS), has been postponed due to the bad weather conditions. A new attempt will be carried out tomorrow morning at 1:10 am EDT. The spaceship would have had to carry on board of the Station the crew of mission STS-128, consisting of commander Rick Sturckow, pilot Kevin Ford, mission...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108482
Rome, Italy, 08/25/2009 11:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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