NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour launch 1 day - Lightning hits mast near Endeavour - pic

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Handout of Lightning hitting the mast near the space shuttle Endeavour as it sits on launch pad 39A as seen from a launch pad video camera at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida July 10, 2009. Picture taken July 10, 2009.



Saturday, Jul. 11, 2009
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour launch 1 day
By MARCIA DUNN - The Associated Press


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled launch Saturday after nine lightning strikes were reported near the pad.

NASA technicians said they found no damage, but will need another day to check critical systems.

The launch had been scheduled for Saturday night. The next launch attempt will be at 7:13 p.m. Sunday.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 11: Clear skies sit above the Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-127 as it stands on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 11, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The shuttle is scheduled to launch Saturday evening for a 16-day mission to the International Space Station that includes the final work construction on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory.