Clouds Delay Endeavour's Homecoming

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In this image provided by NASA backdropped by Earths horizon and the blackness of space the International Space Station appears very small from the point of view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft carry out their relative separation ...
In this image provided by NASA backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station appears very small from the point of view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft carry out their relative separation Monday March 24, 2008. Endeavour's vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and payload bay are seen in this image photographed by an STS-123 crewmember onboard the shuttle. Earlier the STS-123 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 12 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- Clouds moved in and threatened NASA's plans to bring the shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven back to Earth on Wednesday to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station.


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