Weather threat to shuttle launch grows
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The severe weather that spawned deadly tornadoes throughout the South threatened to delay Thursday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis, already two months late in getting to the space station with a new lab.
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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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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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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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Winds and water wreak havoc on the Kennedy Space Center. The damage could delay space flights scheduled for next spring.
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The US space shuttle Discovery's planned launch on Tuesday could be delayed due to rain and cloudy conditions, NASA said on Monday.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A hail storm left hundreds of divots on space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank, and NASA managers weren't sure Tuesday if the damage was severe enough to postpone next month's launch.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Aug. 27 -- Caught between a worrisome weather forecast and their need to launch the long-delayed space shuttle Atlantis mission, NASA officials will decide early Monday morning whether to proceed with their countdown or to roll the shuttle back into its protective hangar.
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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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A weather front that triggered deadly tornadoes in several southern US states could delay the scheduled lift-off of the Atlantis space shuttle, NASA experts said Wednesday.
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A scheduled March 15 launch has been delayed after the external fuel tank attached to the shuttle Atlantis and possibly the orbiter itself were damaged by a hailstorm at the launch pad Monday afternoon.
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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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The weather looks favorable for a Wednesday launch of Atlantis, which storms have delayed several times, the shuttle's launch weather officer said Monday.
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Heavy weather could delay the return to Earth of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven after a successful mission to the International Space Station, a NASA spokesman said Wednesday.
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Low clouds related to a cold front have increased the likelihood that scheduled launching of the shuttle Discovery will be postponed, NASA said.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery Thursday night, and strong winds could delay another attempt for a day or two.
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Weather should be favorable for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, a NASA spokesman said.