NASA says bad weather in Florida has delayed plans to bring Space Shuttle back to Earth Saturday.
TheU.S. space agency now is planning for a landing on Sunday, either inFlorida or California. Atlantis has enough supplies to remain in orbituntil Monday.
Poor weather conditions scrubbed the originalflight schedule, which would have brought the shuttle down on Friday atthe Kennedy Space Center in the southeastern state of Florida.
NASAsays there are several opportunities for the shuttle and itsseven-member crew to land on Sunday, either at the Kennedy Space Centeror at Edwards Air Force Base in the western state of California. NASAprefers to land the shuttle in Florida to save the cost of transportingthe spacecraft across the country from California to Florida.
AlsoSaturday, President Barack Obama selected former astronaut CharlesBolden to lead the space agency. If the Senate confirms Bolden, hewill be the first African American to serve as NASA administrator.
Theshuttle astronauts are returning after making unprecedented repairs tothe 19-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. The repairs are expected toextend the Hubble's life at least five more years.
NASA says the telescope is now able to look more deeply into space, helping scientists see further back in time.