Tropical storm closes KSC, delays Atlantis move to VAB
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tropical Storm Fay forced the closure of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Aug. 19, delaying a key milestone in the preparation of the orbiter Atlantis for launch on its Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission planned for Oct. 8. Atlantis was to have been rolled on Aug. 19...
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