I'm watching NASA TV on my computer, and checking the live landing coverage on nasa.gov every few minutes. Here's the latest on the latter:
4:15 a.m. - There are two important decisions to be made by Mission Control within the next hour. The first will occur about 4:35, when the crew would have to start "fluid loading," in which the astronauts drink large amounts of fluid to help in their re-adaptation to Earth's gravity. Flight controllers held off on fluid loading prior to the first landing opportunity because the uncooperative weather indicated a wave-off.In other words, you don't want them "fluid loading" if they're not coming down yet. Because, you know...
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