Weather around the Kennedy Space Center looks acceptable. NASA just reported that the weather is “fairly conducive” for a landing. Winds, which were predicted to be strong, seem to be less of a concern.

If weather is not acceptable for landing at this time, NASA can wave off the de-orbit burn. Another possible landing time is at 2:06 pm EDT, with a de-orbit burn at 1 pm EDT.

With Hurricane Dean pounding the Mexican coast, the storms further north in Texas are not expected to hinder the return of the shuttle. Earlier, NASA was concerned that flight controllers at the Mission Control Center (Johnson Space Center) in Houston, Texas would be adversely affected by the hurricane and not be able to support the landing. However, those concerns have been eliminated.
 

If a landing is not possible today, NASA can make another attempt tomorrow, on Tuesday, August 22, 2007.

NASA TV is carrying these events as they happen.

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