Storms May Stall Shuttle Trip to Mir
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Bad weather threatens to delay Thursday’s scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to Russia’s Mir space station, Air Force meteorologists said. The shuttle and its crew of seven have only a 40% chance of making the 9:28 p.m. EST launch time, said an official at Kennedy Space Center.
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