Medical Issue Delays Space Lab Work

February 10, 2008 By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON, Associated Press Writer Medical Issue Delays Space Lab Work (AP)

In this photo provided by NASA, backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the docking mechanism, foreground, Columbus laboratory in space shuttle Atlantis' aft payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods and Atlantis' Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) are featured in this image photographed by a STS-122 crewmember during flight day two activities, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- NASA scrambled to rearrange the flight plan for the 10 astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and space station Sunday after their main job - installing the Columbus lab - was delayed a day because of a crew medical problem.



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