NATIONAL BRIEFING / FLORIDA
Times Wire Reports
Thunderstorms raking NASA’s spaceport kept space shuttle Atlantis in orbit an extra day, giving the crew unwanted downtime as they aimed for a landing today.
After passing up two opportunities to land Friday at Kennedy Space Center, Mission Control thanked the seven astronauts for their patience.
As a precaution, NASA activated its backup touchdown site at Edwards Air Force Base in California, where good weather was expected.
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