The space shuttle Discovery has had to pass on a return to Earth on Monday because of poor weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center.
The low cloud and light rain around the Florida spaceport broke the agency’s landing rules for the orbiter.
Mission Control says several opportunities exist on Tuesday for Discovery to make its descent.
The orbiter has spent two weeks at the space station, stockpiling it with supplies, experiments and spare parts.
“We know how hard you guys worked it today and we appreciate everything,” Discovery commander Alan Poindexter radioed controllers. “We’ll be hopeful of better weather tomorrow.”
There are five possible landing times on Tuesday – three at Kennedy and two at the back-up landing strip at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.
