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Bad weather further delays space shuttle landing
30 Nov 2008 16:02:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 30 (Reuters) - Bad weather forced the space shuttle Endeavour to skip a second opportunity to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, NASA said.

Flight directors were still weighing whether to land the shuttle later on Sunday at a backup site in California or keep it in orbit until Monday to see if the weather improves at the shuttle's home port in Florida. (Reporting by Irene Klotz; editing by Jane Sutton)
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