Space shuttle aims for homecoming, but storms loom
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 04:14
in Astronomy & Space
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven will try to return to Earth on Thursday. But thunderstorms could keep them in orbit an extra day or two.
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