NASA hoping clouds part for night launch
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NASA officials hoped an opening in the cloud cover would allow space shuttle Discovery to lift off Thursday for the first night launch in four years, starting a complex mission to rewire the international space station.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- After a countdown foiled by a low layer of clouds, NASA will try again Saturday night to launch Discovery and its seven astronauts on the last shuttle mission of the year.   Liftoff is scheduled for 8:47 p.m. EST Saturday.
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Weather concerns are growing as NASA nears its scheduled launch of the shuttle Discovery.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Flashes of flame from space shuttle Discovery lit up the darkened sky Saturday as the spacecraft blazed off the launch pad for the first nighttime liftoff in four years.
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NASA will decide whether to try a Saturday night launch of space shuttle Discovery at a crucial morning meeting before fueling the spacecraft.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Despite discouraging weather forecasts, NASA ordered technicians to begin fueling shuttle Discovery around noon today and to prepare the crew for tonight's blastoff.
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NASA hopes the Atlantis shuttle will finally lift off September 6 on a crucial mission to resume construction of the International Space Station (ISS) after weather conditions prevented a launch last week.
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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. Wednesday as planned, said Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer.
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The space shuttle Discovery rocketed into the darkness Saturday evening, first night launch in four years. Weather conditions scrubbed the launch Thursday night.
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By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery late Thursday, and a forecast for strong winds prompted the space agency to postpone another attempt by at least two days.
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HOUSTON - If the weather cooperates, the international space station should be visible at various times during the holidays from the continental United States, NASA said Tuesday.
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Weather conditions and potential technical glitches clouded prospects for a Thursday launch of the Discovery space shuttle, with NASA reporting just a 40 percent chance of favorable weather.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is marching toward another evening launch attempt for Discovery on Saturday, but bad weather could keep the space shuttle grounded again.
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By Mike Schneider  Flashes of flame from space shuttle Discovery lit up the darkened sky Saturday as the spacecraft blazed off the launch pad for the first nighttime liftoff in four years.
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NASA prepared to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a long-delayed  mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the  International Space Station, but weather threatened another  postponement.
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NASA plans to launch a new space telescope later this month capable of spinning around at a moment&#39;s notice to catch sight of the elusive, brief and powerful explosions that send blasts of light and radiation screaming through our universe every day.
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By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Discovery lit up the sky late Saturday, blazing off for the first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years - the latest step in NASA's ambitious schedule to complete the international space station.