US & NASA - 'Mystery object' delays shuttle

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Tuesday, 19 September

2006, 16:30 GMT 17:30 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Mystery object' delays shuttle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantis left the

space station on Sunday

 

 

 

The

US space agency's Atlantis shuttle has had

its Wednesday landing postponed after an unidentified object was seen

floating near the vehicle.

The delay will give engineers an opportunity to investigate the

incident - and time for poor weather at the Florida landing strip

to pass.

" The mission management team has decided to keep Atlantis

24 more hours in orbit, " a Nasa spokesman said.

Atlantis is returning from the space station

where it attached solar wings.

The first opportunity for a touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center is now 0615

EDT (1015 GMT) on Thursday.

The mystery object appears on video taken by a shuttle camera.

It has been described as small and dark, and coming possibly from the ship's payload bay.

It was noticed as astronauts were testing the vehicle's jets in

preparation for the return to Earth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5361356.stm

US dasha: Ve/Sa/Ma/Ke/Ju

 

 

Not a very lucky day for

US.

 

 

NASA dasha: Ju/Ve/Mo/Ve/Ve

 

 

If it lands at this time,

some fire related accident may happen. Attention is

needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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