May 23, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-119 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING DELAYED BY WEATHER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew will stay in space another day after bad weather prevented them from landing Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Flight Director Norm Knight and the entry team will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before permitting the shuttle to land. If the weather is not acceptable for a return to Kennedy, the team will look to land at the secondary landing site, Edwards Air Force Base in California. White Sands Space Harbor is not expected to be activated tomorrow. For recorded updated information about landing, call 321-867-2525. If the landing is diverted to Edwards, reporters should call the public affairs office at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards at 661-276-3449. Dryden has limited facilities available for use by previously accredited journalists. The landing times below are approximate and subject to change. All times are Eastern: Sunday Landing Opportunities 10:11 a.m., Orbit 196, landing at Kennedy (deorbit burn at 8:58 a.m.) 11:40 a.m., Orbit 197, landing at Edwards (deorbit burn at 10:25 a.m.) 11:49 a.m., Orbit 197, landing at Kennedy (deorbit burn at 10:31 a.m.) 1:19 p.m., Orbit 198, landing at Edwards (deorbit burn at 12:08 p.m.) The NASA News Twitter feed is updated throughout the shuttle mission and landing. To access the NASA News feed and other agency Twitter feeds, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/collaborate For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For the latest information about the STS-125 mission and accomplishments, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle For information about the Hubble Space Telescope, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/hubble -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
