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Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jul 24, 2005 NASA on Sunday was warily eyeing a potentially troublesome weather system that could delay this week's planned launch of the Discovery space shuttle. NASA weather officer Kathy Winters told reporters that there was a 40 percent chance that cloud cover or rain could scrub Tuesday's planned launch. "We are going to be concerned about the development of cumulus clouds with sea breeze and the possibility of showers. We do have some concern for launch," Winters said. The US space agency has set a 10:39 am (1439 GMT) Tuesday launch time for liftoff with seven astronauts aboard. The countdown started Saturday at noon (1600 GMT) for the the first shuttle launch since the fiery demise of the Columbia shuttle on February 1, 2003. All seven members of Columbia's crew were killed when the shuttle disintegrated as it was reentering Earth's atmosphere. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Cautiously Optimistic NASA Starts New Discovery Launch Countdown
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jul 24, 2005A cautiously optimistic NASA has started the countdown until Tuesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery, almost two weeks after a last-minute glitch forced the cancellation of a launch.
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