Nation : Atlantis Countdown Resumes
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The weather improved and NASA resumed the countdown today for a sixth attempt to launch the shuttle Atlantis on a secret mission to put a spy satellite in orbit.
Air Force forecasters said there is a 60% chance that the weather will allow the liftoff at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. The odds are up from 40% Monday.
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