The clouds are thinning over the Kennedy Space Center launch site and NASA chief astronaut Steve Lindsey says he is optimistic that conditions will improve enough to allow launch today.
The official forecast has not changed and a cold front pushing through the area was forecast to make clouds and potential rain showers an issue at the 2:45 p.m. launch time today.
However, Lindsey is up in a NASA jet right now checking cloud cover and other weather conditions around KSC. He says that the clouds are thinning and visibility is improving. All weather conditions are currently listed as acceptable as of right now. However, a lot could change over the next two hours.
"I don't see any buildups that are significant," Lindsey said in his scan of clouds in the area. Lindsey is doing more intense recon flights on clouds hanging over Pad 39B. Atlantis is on Pad 39A.
Weather balloons also are being released to aid in measurement of winds and other conditions.
With no technical issues to report and the astronauts all aboard Atlantis now, weather remains the only concern. The close-out crew is working to close the hatch now.
Space news and analysis from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral 
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