Photo: Shuttle Launch Postponed Again Over Fuel Gauge

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A silhouette against the rising sun Thursday, December 6, 2007, space shuttle Atlantis rode a crawler-transporter to the launch pad before liftoff was postponed due to incorrect fuel gauge readings.

If Atlantis isn't flying by next week, sun angles and computer concerns will delay the launch until January, the Associated Press reported.

Photograph by Kim Shiflett, courtesy NASA

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