Foul Weather Across the Atlantic Forces NASA to Scrub Space Shuttle Launch

Poor weather at the Trans-Atlantic Abort Landing, or TAL, sites in Spain forced managers to scrub Space Shuttle Endeavour’s launch attempt Friday night. The culprit was rainshowers.

STS-113 is now slated to begin its journey to the International Space Station at 6:50 p.m. CST Saturday (0050 GMT Sunday). Forecasters and managers will continue to monitor the situation. NASA TV’s coverage of Saturday’s attempt will begin at 3:30 p.m. CST (2130 GMT).

STS-113 will deliver the P1 (P-One) Truss and the Expedition Six crew to the station. While at the orbital outpost, the STS-113 crew will perform three spacewalks to activate and outfit the P1 after it is attached to the station and will transfer cargo between the two spacecraft.

Also, the Expedition Six crew will take command of the station from the Expedition Five crew, which will return to Earth on Endeavour.

STS-113 will be the 16th shuttle mission to visit the ISS