The closeout crew is leaving launch pad 39A after helping Endeavour's astronauts get strapped into their seats and ready for a planned 7:13 p.m. launch. But forecasters are closely monitoring a band of storms approaching Kennedy Space Center from the northwest.
The storms only have to be within 20 miles of KSC's landing strip to rule out a launch. Or, they may come even closer. The countdown is is about to enter a planned 45-minute hold at T minus nine minutes. If all went well, the clock would pick up again at 7:04 p.m.
IMAGE NOTE: An Air Force forecaster monitors images on a laptop at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 Press Site.
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