Clouds prevented the shuttle Discovery's return to Earth

Because of low clouds over the spaceport in Florida, before landing the shuttle "Discovery" postponed.

"While in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, where the launch site, there is low cloud. But experts expect the weather to improve," - said the expert at NASA.

According to him, the decision about the time of landing NASA will take a 12.55 GMT, and the momentum on the similarity of the orbit with the shuttle commander will have to give at 13.15 GMT. It is expected that the shuttle Discovery to land on a runway at Baikonur 14.22 Moscow time, RIA Novosti news agency.

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