Posted
7/02/2006 01:15:00 PM
by Douglas
What the hell are
you still doing here?
Launch officials said they would try again Tuesday, on the Fourth of July, after giving the work force a day of rest and a chance to replenish the shuttle's on-board fuel. The weather was expected to improve by Tuesday, although rain was still in the forecast.
"We've concluded that we're not going to have a chance to launch today," launch director Mike Leinbach announced to his team.
Replying from the cockpit, shuttle commander Steven Lindsey said: "Looking out the window it doesn't look good today, and we think that's a great plan."
He noted that July Fourth would be "a good day to launch."
An even better day to launch? Yesterday.