Weather looks good for this week's shuttle launch
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers had their   fingers crossed on Monday in hopes that this week's planned   launch of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis will go ahead after a   week's delay due to a lightning strike and a storm.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has set Space Shuttle Atlantis' launch for Friday, Sept. 8, at 11:41 a.m. EDT. Shuttle program managers made the lift-off decision after reviewing more detailed data on a problem associated with one of the spacecraft's electricity-producing fuel cells.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers decided   on Thursday to attempt to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on   Friday despite a problem with a power generator on the   spacecraft, a NASA official said.
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SPACE.com / CAPE  CANAVERAL, Fla. - A cloudy threat has grown for the planned Wednesday launch of NASA's shuttle Atlantis, though the weather outlook remains favorable for the spacecraft's orbital construction mission.
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NASA began fueling shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Thursday, even though bad weather threatened to delay the mission to add another science lab to the international space station.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Sep. 6--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The weather cooperated this afternoon, but shuttle Atlantis did not:   Erratic readings from one of its three fuel cells forced NASA to scrub today's attempt to launch the spacecraft and a crew commanded by Brent Jett Jr.
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Clouds of concern gathered for Thursday night's liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery as NASA downgraded launch chances to 40 percent due to weather.
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By Roy A. Bahls, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 15--Weather permitting, local sky watchers are in for some prime viewing of the international space station and space shuttle Discovery as they streak overhead.   Sightings of the ISS and shuttle can be had about 6:04 p.m.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA has declared the shuttle Atlantis ready to launch Friday on the year's first shuttle mission.  "After many months of hard work, Atlantis is ready to fly," NASA test director Steve Payne said Thursday morning.
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NASA was optimistic that the Space Shuttle Atlantis would still land as expected on Thursday, after a favorable weather report and preliminary inspections that did not turn up damage from floating debris found near the shuttle.
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Final preparations were under way Friday for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for the first mission of the year, with weather conditions looking good for a blastoff to the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Clouds of concern gathered for Thursday night's liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery as NASA downgraded launch chances to 40 percent due to weather.
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By Traci Watson  Early data from Saturday's launch of space shuttle Discovery show the ship is in good health and suffered no damage on the way to orbit, deputy shuttle program manager John Shannon said Sunday.  "It was a very typical ascent," Shannon said.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday.  There was only a 20 percent chance that weather would prohibit the shuttle from blasting off at 12:28 p.m.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 9--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Overcoming a technical delay but still concerned about the weather, NASA this afternoon fueled shuttle Discovery for tonight's second attempt to launch the spaceship and its seven astronauts.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Despite gathering clouds and discouraging weather forecasts, NASA technicians fueled shuttle Discovery this afternoon and the seven astronauts prepared for tonight's blastoff.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &#x2014; NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is ready for a Thursday space shot attempt, mission managers said today.