Posted
7/01/2006 05:14:00 PM
by Douglas
Scrub:Looming storm clouds delayed the launch of the space shuttle Saturday afternoon. NASA said it will try again Sunday.
Discovery and its seven-member crew were scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 3:49 p.m. ET. Sunday's liftoff is scheduled for 3:26 p.m. ET. They can keep trying until July 19.
Thunderstorms and heavy clouds had weather forecasters concerned enough they gave Discovery a "no go" for launch at 3:41 p.m.
"Steve, sorry to break your string. We're not going to make it today," mission control told STS-121 Commander Steve Lindsey.
Go-fever is hard to get around, but towering cumulonimbus clouds, 20 miles away? Come on, light the sucker!