The weather forecast for the planned launch Friday of NASA's 135th and final shuttle mission worsened today -- meteorologists now say there is a 70 percent chance rain showers or isolated thunderstorms will keep Atlantis and its four astronauts grounded.
Liftoff remains set for 11:26 a.m., the middle of a 10-minute opportunity to put the shuttle and its crew on course for a rendezvous and docking at the International Space Station.
An initial forecast issued Tuesday called for a 60 percent chance weather would prohibit launch. The forecast issued today worsened to 70 percent.
The outlook for the weekend worsened also. There is a 60 percent chance weather would prohibit launch on Saturday and a 40 percent chance conditions would not be acceptable on Sunday.
Check out the details in this Official Forecast from the Air Force 45th Space Wing Weather Squadron.
delay! delay! one million people in Brevard? Ohh the money to be made! Yeah,... it's going off Sunday, stick around. OK it's Tuesday, now it's Thursday for sure,....
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