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Discovery: Space Shuttle's re-entry postponed till tomorrow

Washington, USA – The spacecraft will not fly bound for the Earth today due to bad weather conditions in Florida

The Discovery Space Shuttle is forced to delay its re-entry for one day. Bad weather conditions in Florida would advise against the performance of the step when considering the low visibility degree which would affect the process nearby the landing runway at the Kennedy Space Center. So, the NASA postponed the event of one day though it was previously forecasted on today around 04:47 am (US time)....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124993
Rome, Italy, 08/08/2005 13:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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