Launch Team Cautiously Optimistic About Weather

The Latest from NASA.gov:

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:42:38 PM EDT

 The Launch Team is cautiously optimistic that weather is clearing and teams will be able to begin tanking. Tanking was scheduled to begin at approximately 8:15 p.m. EDT, but is being delayed due to weather conditions. There is currently a 40 percent chance of weather prohibiting tanking as a result of anvil clouds and lightning in the area. For tanking, lightning cannot be within 5 miles of the launch pad.

The team still is in a posture to make the 5:40 a.m. launch attempt tomorrow morning.

UPDATE: The Launch Team gave the GO for fueling at 11:02pm.