Rainy Skies Keep Shuttle Flying
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By Mike Schneider, Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rain and low clouds prevented Atlantis from returning to Florida on Thursday, but mission managers were hopeful the space shuttle would be able to touch down a day later, even if it meant landing in California.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA skipped its first opportunity on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis back home to Florida because of continuing bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center.
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By Traci Watson  NASA is learning the hard way that December storms can be just as much of an obstacle to launching a space shuttle as the summer thunderclouds that foiled two liftoffs earlier this year.
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Weather concerns are growing as NASA nears its scheduled launch of the shuttle Discovery.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The weather outlook for NASA's Tuesday launch of the shuttle Discovery has dipped slightly, with an increased risk of rain showers and thick clouds preventing the planned space shot.
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Unfavorable weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida led NASA flight controllers to wave off a Thursday touchdown for space shuttle Atlantis.  Two landing opportunities existed Thursday -- the first at 1:55 p.m. EDT and the second at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The seven-astronaut crew of NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis is hoping to beat the weather to make a Florida landing today after a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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The space shuttle Atlantis is moved back to its hanger to repair hailstorm damage sustained last week.
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Bad weather has forced Nasa to delay the return to Earth of its space shuttle Atlantis.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 29 -- Five hours after the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis left its seaside launchpad to ride out expected high winds and rain from tropical storm Ernesto, NASA officials announced they were taking the shuttle back to the pad as the storm no longer posed a sufficient threat...
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Rain and clouds threatened to delay the planned launch of the US space shuttle Discovery Tuesday after NASA once ruled out any postponement despite engineers' safety concerns.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis touched down on Friday in California's Mojave Desert after rain and thick clouds prevented it from returning to its home port in Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try again on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts home after bad weather prevented its planned landing in Florida on Thursday.
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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.  -- 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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Shuttle Atlantis looks set to lift off after foul weather last week scuttled three attempts to launch the first International Space Station construction mission in nearly four years.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try again on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts home after clouds and rain at its Florida landing site prevented a touchdown on Thursday.