Space shuttle gets OK to land back home in Florida, clearing sky cuts NASA lucky break
By Marcia Dunn, APSunday, February 21, 2010
Space shuttle gets OK to land back home in Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts have gotten permission to land back in Florida.
Mission Control informed commander George Zamka on Sunday night that the weather has improved at Kennedy Space Center and will be acceptable for a landing. Endeavour is scheduled to touch down at 10:20 p.m.
At one point Sunday, flight controllers were doubtful the weather would cooperate because of clouds and possibly rain.
The astronauts are wrapping up a two-week mission that resulted in the virtual completion of the International Space Station. They installed a new room and big bay window. All that’s left are four shuttle flights to stock the outpost with more experiments, spare parts and supplies.
