Launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour Postponed Until Sunday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Space shuttle
Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station has been postponed until
Sunday to give technical teams more time to evaluate lightning strikes at the
launch pad that occurred during thunderstormsFriday. Liftoff is scheduled for
7:13 p.m. EDT.

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Sensors indicted there were 11 lightning strikes within 0.35 miles, which is
inside the launch pad's threshold. Teams have seen nothing so far that
indicates anything has been affected.

The Mission Management Team will meet at 8 a.m. Sunday to evaluate the latest
data. Fueling of the external fuel tank is scheduled to begin at 9:48 a.m.
Sunday.

The 16-day STS-127 mission will feature five spacewalks and complete
construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory.
Astronauts will attach a platform to the outside of the Japanese module that
will allow experiments to be exposed to space.

For information about NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule
information, visit:

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For the latest information about the STS-127 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

SOURCE NASA

John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-1100,
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, or Candrea Thomas, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,
+1-321-867-2468, candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov