Postponing the flight of Atlantis

On Monday, the 26th 2007 the launch of the space shuttle Atlanits has been postponed due to inclimate weather (hail the size of golf-balls) and the damage to the exterior fuel tank and maybe even the orbiter itself. The launch has been optimistically postponed to April 21st to May 22nd but if the damage of the shuttle may be too sever the shuttle launch may be pushed into late summer. This ship was to be a ferry for the new crew of the orbiting outpost but now must stand down to the Russian Soyuz. In my opinion this is a disapointing and unfortunate setback and could further prevent the U.S. from any space-technology breakthroughs or discoveries.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/02/07/space.shuttle/index.html