STS-113: Another delay. Landing set for Saturday

Space Shuttle

A stalled cold front at the Kennedy Space Center, resulting in rain and low clouds, will keep Endeavour aloft for another 24 hours. A stalled cold front at the Kennedy Space Center, resulting in rain and low clouds, will keep Endeavour aloft for another 24 hours.

For the third consecutive day, flight controllers waved off opportunities to bring Endeavour home to Florida due to low clouds, wind and rain.

There are a total of four landing opportunities on Saturday, two at KSC and two at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Kennedy Space Center remains the primary landing site, with improved weather conditions predicted.

The first opportunity at KSC would see a landing at 1:37 p.m. central time, with a second opportunity at 3:14 p.m. Central Time. The Edwards Air Force Base landing times, if needed, would be at 4:45 p.m. and 6:22 p.m. Central.

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