Bad weather delays shuttle landing

Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts will remain in orbit a little longer than planned.

Dangerously high wind and a stormy forecast forced Mission Control to call off today’s first landing attempt at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

There is a second landing opportunity at Kennedy later in the afternoon - shortly before 8pm UK time – and Nasa is hopeful the weather might co-operate.

If not, good weather is expected all day at Edwards Air Force Base in California, Nasa’s backup landing site.

Endeavour and its crew are wrapping up a 16-day trip that left the international space station freshly remodelled and capable of housing bigger crews.

Returning home is former space station resident Gregory Chamitoff, who’s been off the planet since the end of May.