Weather delays shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, May 30, 2002, 8:49 PM ET (0049 GMT)
Threatening weather forced NASA shuttle managers to scrub Thursday's night scheduled launch of Endeavour by one day. Endeavour was scheduled to lift off at 7:44 pm EDT (2344 GMT), but anvil clouds in the vicinity of the launch site led NASA to scrub the launch 23 minutes before the scheduled liftoff time. The launch of STS-111 has been rescheduled for Friday at 7:22 pm EDT (2322 GMT), although weather will again be a concern. During the countdown Thursday evening engineers did notice a problem with a pressure regulator with the shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System, but the problem was corrected and would not have prevented the launch. Endeavour is scheduled to perform a 12-day mission to exchange long-term crews on the station, as well as install a mobile base system for the railcar on the station's new truss segment and fix a joint problem with the station's robotic arm.
Threatening weather forced NASA shuttle managers to scrub Thursday's night scheduled launch of Endeavour by one day. Endeavour was scheduled to lift off at 7:44 pm EDT (2344 GMT), but anvil clouds in the vicinity of the launch site led NASA to scrub the launch 23 minutes before the scheduled liftoff time. The launch of STS-111 has been rescheduled for Friday at 7:22 pm EDT (2322 GMT), although weather will again be a concern. During the countdown Thursday evening engineers did notice a problem with a pressure regulator with the shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System, but the problem was corrected and would not have prevented the launch. Endeavour is scheduled to perform a 12-day mission to exchange long-term crews on the station, as well as install a mobile base system for the railcar on the station's new truss segment and fix a joint problem with the station's robotic arm.
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