NASA delays Atlantis launch after lightning strike
NASA postponed the Atlantis launch for at least 24 hours to inspect potential damage from a massive lightning strike at Launch Pad 39B. Officials cited unusual instrument readings in the electrical buss and hydrogen vent arm as reasons for delaying the mission STS 115, which aims to deliver a 17 ton truss and new solar arrays for the space station.
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Astronaut Brent Jett hailed as hometown hero in Fort Lauderdale
In Fort Lauderdale residents long familiar with Brent Jett Jr learn he is the astronaut behind the famed surname. At 47, Jett is scheduled to command the shuttle Atlantis on a spaceflight marking his fourth space mission.
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