Mission controllers have waved off space shuttle Atlantis landing today due to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Shuttle landing is postponed until Saturday.
STS-125 Entry Flight Director Norm Knight has waved off today's second landing attempt at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the final chance to land today. Weather conditions at Kennedy would not permit a safe landing. CAPCOM Greg Johnson explained to Commander Scott Altman that weather is real moist, unstable, and officially "no go" due to thunderstorms, low cloud ceilings and showers consistently popping up offshore and over land.
Tomorrow, the first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center is at 9:16 a.m. Edwards Air Force Base in California will be activated for consideration as well.
Weather Delays Landing; Next Opportunity Saturday
Weather conditions at Kennedy Space Center in Florida forced flight controllers to pass on STS-125’s two landing opportunities Friday.
Saturday, the first landing opportunity at Kennedy is at 9:16 a.m. EDT. Edwards Air Force Base in California will be activated for consideration as well.
Atlantis arrived at the Hubble Space Telescope on May 13, and the STS-125 crew performed five spacewalks on five consecutive days to repair and upgrade the telescope.
STS-125 is the 126th shuttle mission.
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