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Bad weather postpones shuttle's return to earth

Bad weather prevented space shuttle Discovery from returning home and kept its astronauts circling the world for at least an extra day.

Bad weather postpones shuttle's return to earth

Fri, 11 Sep, 2009 - 08:54

Bad weather prevented space shuttle Discovery from returning home and kept its astronauts circling the world for at least an extra day.

Mission Control skipped the first landing attempt because of wind and rain.

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