The spacecraft fired its breaking thrusters and moved down from the 62-mile orbit it occupied for the previous 11 days. GMT Atlantis launch scrubbed Gusty crosswinds at the emergency landing strip at Kennedy Space Center forced NASA officials today to call off the planned launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Follow the countdown in our Mission Status Center. Next Launch A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS is scheduled to launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Sept. 8 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Visit the Tracking Station for a full listing of upcoming launches.
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