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[i]Yesterday evening, KSC managers decided to keep Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Though preparations to roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building due to Hurricane Georges were complete, local weather posed a threat of lightning that exceeded rollback weather criteria. With the rollback first motion on hold, managers monitoring the progress of Hurricane Georges determined that the threat to flight hardware was greater from lightning during a rollback than that of the hurricane. As a result, the rollback was canceled and the rotating service structure returned to position around Discovery. Hurricane Georges is expected to remain on a northwest path near the west coast of Florida and gusting winds at KSC are not expected to exceed 40 mph. Launch pad weather protection will provide Discovery the necessary shelter from heavy rain and wind gusts. The lightning protection system at the pad will provide additional defense for the Shuttle through the weekend. All activities planned for launch of mission STS-95 remain on schedule.[/i]
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