Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Space Shuttle Atlantis flight postponed

And why do I care? First, I love everything about the space program. Second, I would fly on that thing in a heartbeat. Third, I was hoping we'd get to see it blast off from the Celebrity Millenium from somewhere in the Eastern Caribbean at 6:30 a.m. on March 15.

But because of hail damage to the external tank from a freak thunderstorm yesterday, they're going to wheel Atlantis back to the assembly building for repairs, which means no liftoff until late April at the earliest.

You don't suppose I could plan another cruise, do you?

Atlantis photo courtesy of NASA

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