Truemors
Update 19.32 GMT: Landing convoy moving into place at Edwards Air Force Base (see photo).
Update 17.28 GMT: NASA are to press ahead with a landing in California today at 4.25pm EST.
Update 16.08 GMT: Shuttle given a go to close payload doors.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour was due to land at 2.30pm EST today but the landing has been delayed due to a forcast of high winds and stormy weather. There is a second landing opportunity later in the afternoon in Florida but failing that good weather is expected all day at Edwards Air Force Base in California. (Updates to follow)
STS-126 to Press Ahead With a Landing in California
30 Nov 2008 at 5:10pm
Flight controllers have elected to press ahead with space shuttle Endeavour’s landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 4:25 p.m. EST today. The deorbit burn is scheduled for 3:19 p.m. The weather forecast in Florida for today and tomorrow is unfavorable for a shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center.
Turbulent skies and intermittent thunderstorms have canceled any chance of space shuttle Endeavour landing today at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Mission control has just told the crew to close the payload bay doors, an indication that the shuttle may land today at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California.
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour's landing - Herald Zeitung
30 Nov 2008 at 3:07pm
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour's landing
Herald Zeitung, TX - 3 minutes ago
(AP) — Dangerously high wind forced NASA to delay space shuttle Endeavour's landing Sunday, and the astronauts were ordered to take an extra swing around …
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