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Bad weather delays shuttle return Space shuttle lands in California
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Nasa has delayed the return to Earth of space shuttle Atlantis as a result of bad weather at the landing site. The space shuttle Atlantis has landed in California, where it was diverted after continuing stormy weather prevented a Florida touchdown.
Officials decided to abort landing at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, for the second consecutive day. Atlantis landed at 1539 GMT at Edwards Air Force Base.
Instead, an attempt will be made to land on Sunday, either in Florida or at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Officials had aborted Saturday's planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center for the second consecutive day.
Astronauts aboard Atlantis are preparing to return to Earth after an ambitious and risky mission to re-fit the Hubble telescope. The seven astronauts on board Atlantis have taken part in an ambitious and risky mission to service and re-fit the Hubble telescope.
The shuttle has enough supplies to remain in orbit until Monday if necessary. Nasa said that weather conditions over Florida forced flight controllers to give up on Sunday's first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center.
Its mission was intended to give a new lease of life to Hubble. Hubble revamped
Atlantis's mission was intended to give a new lease of life to Hubble.
The orbiting observatory is regarded as one of the most important scientific tools ever built.The orbiting observatory is regarded as one of the most important scientific tools ever built.
The fifth and final mission to service Hubble has been hailed as a great success.The fifth and final mission to service Hubble has been hailed as a great success.
Over five spacewalks, astronauts installed new instruments and thermal blankets, repaired two existing instruments, replaced gyroscopes and batteries.Over five spacewalks, astronauts installed new instruments and thermal blankets, repaired two existing instruments, replaced gyroscopes and batteries.
The only disappointment was the failure to restore the high resolution channel (one of three) on Hubble's main camera - the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The only disappointment was the failure to restore the high resolution channel (one of three) on the Advanced Camera for Surveys, which has been responsible for many of Hubble's most impressive images of deep space.
The US space agency has cleared Atlantis for its fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere following in-flight inspections of its heat shield by the crew. "This is not the end of the story but the beginning of another chapter of discovery by Hubble," said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for Science at Nasa Headquarters.
The Hubble telescope was released from the shuttle's robotic arm on Tuesday. "Hubble will be more powerful than ever, continue to surprise, enlighten, and inspire us all and pave the way for the next generation of observatories."