Astronauts Suit Up As NASA Plans to Launch Space Shuttle Discovery; Forecast Has Improved
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Dec 9, 2006 (AP)— NASA moved ahead Saturday with last-minute preparations for the second attempt to get space shuttle Discovery off the ground for the first night launch in four years.
With the space shuttle facing no technical concerns, the biggest obstacle to launching Discovery on a mission to the international space station at 8:47 p.m. EST was weather, although the forecast improved as the clock ticked down. An improvement in the cloud cover at the Kennedy Space Center raised the chances of lifting off to 40 percent from 30 percent. ...
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