NASA Sets Wednesday Launch Date for Atlantis
After a week of weather delays, NASA officials set a Wednesday launch date for space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to resume construction of the International Space Station.
Officials made the decision after checking the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral for damage after Ernesto’s pass as a tropical depression. They found no problems. Peak gusts at the launch pad reached 44 mph, well below the threshold that requires the shuttle to be moved indoors.
“We’re back,” NASA spokesman Bill Johnson said. “There was no water intrusion in any operational areas, and so basically we came through this one unscathed.”
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