NASA postpones launch of space shuttle Endeavour
19:37, 13 July 2009
WASHINGTON. July 13. KAZINFORM The U.S. space agency NASA said on Sunday that it has decided to postpone the scheduled Sunday launch of space shuttle Endeavour until Monday due to thunderstorms near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kazinform cites Xinhuanet.
"Looks like the team is ready but the weather is not. At this time we are no-go," NASA's launch director said. The next launch attempt will be at 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT) Monday, according to NASA.
Endeavour should have blasted off to the international space station in mid-June, but the launch was postponed by potentially dangerous leaks of hydrogen gas, Kazinform refers to Xinhuanet.