Rain Threatens To Delay Space Shuttle's Return

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery and its crew may end up getting some extra time in orbit.

Rain at the Florida landing site is threatening to delay Discovery's homecoming. Landing is scheduled for 8:48 a.m. Monday.

Long before dawn, Mission Control informed shuttle commander Alan Poindexter that the weather was not looking good. Flight controllers say there's a chance, however, that the rain will move offshore.

Discovery has two opportunities to land at Kennedy Space Center on Monday morning, before NASA gives up for the day.

The seven astronauts are wrapping up a successful two-week trip to the International Space Station. They left behind tons of supplies and equipment so the station can operate for years to come.