Shuttle Atlantis Will Try to Land in Dark
From Times Wire Reports
Despite forecasts calling for gusty wind at Cape Canaveral, Fla., space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts aim to touch down early this morning to close out their successful space station repair mission. It would be only the 14th time in 98 flights that a shuttle lands in darkness. Given the tricky task in the dark, NASA has a crosswind limit of 14 mph, just about the strength that meteorologists expect today. Atlantis has enough fuel to stay up until Thursday.
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