NASA delays space shuttle launch until Sunday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 11 (Reuters) - NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Saturday to assess possible damage from lightning strikes at the launch pad overnight, a space agency official said.

The next launch attempt will be Sunday evening. Endeavour had been scheduled to lift off at 7:39 p.m. EDT (2339 GMT) Saturday on a 16-day mission to install a Japanese-built porch on the International Space Station. (Reporting by Irene Klotz, editing by Doina Chiacu)