Medical Issue Delays Space Lab Work

February 10th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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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