Thunderstorms Delay Shuttle Landing

By Fraser Cain - June 18, 2002 at 1:53 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Flight controllers decided to wave two landing attempts of the space shuttle

Endeavour

on Monday because of thunderstorms threatening the Cape Canaveral landing area. The shuttle will try again on Tuesday, but forecasters are predicting poor weather then too. Alternatively, the shuttle can land at Edward's Air Force Base in California; however, it's a more expensive option as

Endeavour

will need to be returned to Florida. The first landing attempt on Tuesday is scheduled for 1555 GMT (11:55am EDT).

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.