NASA Says Atlantis' Heat Shield Is Safe

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Space Exploration

This image provided by NASA showls a view photographed from the International Space Station shows the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the aft looking forward as the two spacecraft were nearing their much-anticipated link-up in Earth orbit June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- NASA managers kept close tabs on the weather Thursday as thunderstorms and low clouds threatened to prevent space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts from landing after a trip to the international space station.

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