Monday, July 03, 2006
NASA canceled its designed launch of the space shuttle Discovery for the second straight day as of concern about lightning and thunderstorms, the space agency said.
The 3:26 p.m. liftoff from Cape Canaveral in Florida was called off at 1:15 p.m. local time as mission manage felt the risk of poor weather made the launch too dangerous. NASA would make another attempt to launch the shuttle at 2:38 p.m. on July 4.
"You don't want to get into a rush and do something that's not smart," said John Shannon, deputy manager of the shuttle program, at a press conference after the postponement. People won't remember whether the launch was delayed if it is successful, but "if you go into a launch and get struck by lightning, that will be very memorable."
NASA resolute not to try a launch tomorrow in order to give the shuttle crew and mission control workers a chance to rest, said Katherine Trinidad, an agency public affairs officer. Yesterday's planned liftoff was called off six minutes before the 3:48 p.m. planned time due to thunderstorms and lightning.
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