10-07-09 Stormy weather could stall shuttle launch tomorrow

After weeks of repair work to plug a hydrogen leak on the space shuttle Endeavour,NASA is now watching the weather for the spacecraft's planned Saturday launch.Endeavour has a 40 percent chance of good weather for its weekend launch toward the International Space Station,though NASA is hopeful that the potential for nearby thunderstorms and thick clouds will not hinder the much-delayed construction flight."That is always the remaining issue that we have," NASA test director Steve Payne said of the weather in a Thursday briefing."If there's a hole in the clouds,we'll go for it.If not,then we'll go for it the next day.But we would rather get it done on Saturday."