Weather threat to shuttle launch
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Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
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The chances of NASA launching the space shuttle Atlantis this week diminished by the hour Sunday as the space agency worried about the effect of a lightning strike at the launch pad and the threat of Hurricane Ernesto.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six months on Thursday night despite a poor weather outlook.
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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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The shuttle Discovery is ready to roar, but poor weather might keep it on the ground today.
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NASA managers kept close tabs on the weather Thursday as thunderstorms and low clouds threatened to prevent space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts from landing after a trip to the international space station.
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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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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 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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on   Thursday to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis next Wednesday   to resume construction of the International Space Station,   after a delay caused by a lighting strike and threat of bad   weather.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hail storm left hundreds of small dents on  the spacecraft's external fuel tank and on a wing.
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Cold and cloudy weather has threatened to scuttle a planned blastoff for the space shuttle Discovery, two days after calling off a launch at the last minute due to low-lying clouds.
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Poor weather forecast for the Florida area may prevent Europe's space lab, Columbus, from launching on Thursday.
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The launch of the US space shuttle Discovery was scuttled by poor weather, just minutes before the spaceship was to blast off on a rare night flight.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis will be moved from its launch pad to a hangar due to damage caused by a hailstorm to the fuel tank, NASA said on Tuesday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Damage sustained by the space shuttle Atlantis in a ferocious hail storm means NASA will not be able to launch the next shuttle mission in March as planned, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS  Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Thursday night, and strong winds could delay another attempt for a day or two.