Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : NASA Won’t Stretch Record Shuttle Flight
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
NASA officials nixed plans to extend what is expected to be the longest shuttle flight ever. Scientists had asked for a one- or two-day extension to the 15 1/2-day Endeavour mission for more observations. But NASA officials at the Houston space center, citing iffy weather at the Florida landing site and uncertainties about how the extra-long trip would affect the crew, decided that Endeavour would land Friday at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, breaking the shuttle endurance record by 19 hours.
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