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8:32am May 23, 2009

Entry Flight Director Norm knight just informed the crew of Atlantis that they are waving off all landing opportunities for today, Saturday.  The first opportunity  Sunday calls for deorbit burn at 8:58am and landing at KSC at 10:11am.  There is also a landing opportunity at Edwards in CA on that same orbit at 11:40am ET.

If needed, Atlantis could stay on orbit until Monday, but they will land tomorrow at either KSC or Edwards.

The STS-125 crew was given the go to put on their launch and entry suits early this morning but Entry Flight Director Norm Night waved off Atlantis's first landing opportunity because of persistent bad weather at Cape Canaveral.  Currently, Mission Control is weighing options and continuing to monitor weather for the second of 5 addtional landing opportunities for today. The next is at Edwards AF Base in CA at 10:45am or at KSC at 10:54am.

For up to the minute landing information, visit the Landing Blog at www.nasa.gov.

8:10am

STS-125 Entry Flight Director Norm Knight has waved off today's second landing attempt at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the final chance to land today as weather conditions at Kennedy would not permit a safe landing. CAPCOM Greg Johnson informed shuttle Commander Scott Altman and his crew that deorbit burn and landing is officially "no go" due to thunderstorms, low cloud ceilings and showers at the shuttle landing facility.

Tomorrow, the first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center is at 9:16 a.m. Edwards Air Force Base in California will be activated for consideration as well.  Stay tuned for updates and a Mission Briefing later today on NASA TV.

For more information, please visit www.nasa.gov/shuttle.

Update: 9:56pm

The team at mission control in Houston will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before giving a "go" to Atlantis and its crew for deorbit burn at 8:01 am and landing at 9:15 a.m. Saturday. A second Kennedy landing opportunity comes at 10:54 a.m, with two additional landing times at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 10:46 a.m. and 12:24 p.m.  Weather is currently favorable for an landing at Edwards Air Force Base in CA.

6:30am

UPDATE: STS-125 Entry Flight Director Norm Knight has waved off today's first landing attempt at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Weather continues to be a concern as they prepare for the second opportunity at 11:39 a.m. EDT.   This is the only other landing opportunity for today.

There are four landing opportunities on Satruday for Atlantis with two at Kennedy and two at Edwards Air Force Base in CA.

For more information, please visit www.nasa.gov/shuttle or follow along with NASA's Landing Blog, also available on their website.

This Week from UChannel, "China-U.S. Relations in the New Era" with speaker Zhou Wenzhong, China's ambassador to the United States.

Zhou was appointed U.S. ambassador in 2005. He previously held diplomatic positions in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles and also served as China's ambassador to Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and Australia, among many foreign affairs positions he has held since 1975.

Watch "China-U.S. Relations in the New Era" this week on CHANNEL 22

FRIDAY @ 9pm, SATURDAY @ 8am, SUNDAY @ 5:30pm

The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program.

On Tuesday May 12th, the Foxborough Board of Selectmen met for the first time since town elections on May 4th. Newly elected members Larry Harrington and Lorraine Brue participated in their first meeting where the board conducted a reorganization.

Foxboro Cable Access airs all regular Board of Selectmen Meetings live on channel 22. Meetings are also repeated Fridays at 4pm and Saturdays at Noon. Sundays at 8am & 4pm

FCA also make the meetings available as streaming video on this website within a few days of the scheduled meeting. Click here to view the entire Selectmen Video Library.

The Latest from nasa.gov

Shuttle Crew to Grapple Telescope

Space shuttle Atlantis will meet up with the Hubble Space Telescope today. The actual grapple of the telescope using the shuttle’s robotic arm is scheduled for 12:54 p.m. EDT as Atlantis soars 340 statute miles above the northeast coast of Madagascar. The telescope will be latched to a high-tech, “lazy Susan” device known as the Flight Support System for the duration of the servicing work.

This Week from UChannel, a three-part conference on “The Newspaper Crisis” from Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Watch all three parts of "The Newspaper Crisis" this week on CHANNEL 22

WEDNESDAY @ 2:30pm, FRIDAY @ 9pm, SATURDAY @ 8am, SUNDAY @ 5:30pm

 Pt 1 – Keynote: Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers: (Hello to a New Age of Corruption) 45min
Paul E. Starr, Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs

Pt 2 – Panel: The Newspaper Crisis in the Region 1hr 25min
Local newspapers across the country are in crisis, and those in our region are no exception. Closures, lay-offs, and decreased circulation have resulted in less news coverage and diminished transparency. What does that mean to the public and how does that affect the democratic process? Expert panelists will discuss the decline of the local newspaper industry in New Jersey and Philadelphia, particularly the implications for coverage of state and city governments. They will discuss the dimensions of the crisis in the region, the changes in local journalism, and how those changes impact urban policy.

2:20pm May 11, 2009

The Space Shuttle Atlantis soared into the afternoon sky headed for a rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope on Wedensday.