NASA has postponed the launch time of space shuttle Endeavour, that was scheduled for today.According to NASA, Endeavour will be decommissioned in 2010, after 18 years of service, along with Discovery and Atlantis. NASA expects to have the Orion spacecraft ready no later than 2014.
Endeavour's final flight was originally scheduled to be the last of the Space Shuttle program, on the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station, which will carry the final components in the ISS assembly sequence, the EXPRESS Logistics Carrier ELC5 and ELC1, to orbit.
It has been reported that NASA scientists had completed the final preparations of the space shuttle launch and had also started the countdown for the launch when they found some clouds in the sky above the Kennedy Space Center and had to cancel the activity for today.
As the space shuttle launch involves great efforts of the scientists, they need to ensure every factor is favorable for the launch of the space shuttle.International Space Station assembly mission which will deliver the Node 3 and the Cupola observatory to the station.
Once this is complete, the ISS will be 85-90 percent complete.Space shuttle Endeavour's launch attempt has been scrubbed due to a low cloud ceiling over Kennedy Space Center.
Managers initially plan for a 24-hour turnaround, but will evaluate tomorrow's weather before making a final decision. Next possible launch attempt is Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST.
Endeavour's final flight was originally scheduled to be the last of the Space Shuttle program, on the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station, which will carry the final components in the ISS assembly sequence, the EXPRESS Logistics Carrier ELC5 and ELC1, to orbit.
It has been reported that NASA scientists had completed the final preparations of the space shuttle launch and had also started the countdown for the launch when they found some clouds in the sky above the Kennedy Space Center and had to cancel the activity for today.
As the space shuttle launch involves great efforts of the scientists, they need to ensure every factor is favorable for the launch of the space shuttle.International Space Station assembly mission which will deliver the Node 3 and the Cupola observatory to the station.
Once this is complete, the ISS will be 85-90 percent complete.Space shuttle Endeavour's launch attempt has been scrubbed due to a low cloud ceiling over Kennedy Space Center.
Managers initially plan for a 24-hour turnaround, but will evaluate tomorrow's weather before making a final decision. Next possible launch attempt is Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST.
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