Endeavour is to Land Today

Endeavour Space shuttle

Space shuttle Endeavour is planned to land at Florida 's Kennedy Space Center today with a touchdown at 10:48 a.m. The shuttle would begin its go down from orbit with a de-orbit engine firing at 9:42 a.m. Weather conditions at Kennedy Space Center are forecast to be positive for landing, although a minor chance of rain is possible. A second chance exists for a landing in Florida today, beginning with a de-orbit engine firing at 11:17 a.m. , leading to a 12:22 p.m. touchdown.

No other shuttle hall sites are being measured for today landing. If weather prevents a landing today, alternating landing sites would be called up for tomorrow's landing opportunities. Thursday, Endeavour Space shuttle Commander Mark Polansky and Pilot Doug Hurley checked out the systems the shuttle will use as it returns home, ruling everything in outstanding shape. The crew also deployed two pairs of little satellites from containers in the shuttle's payload bay.

Microsoft-Yahoo deal to come in next 24 hours

For more than a year now, rumors of a potential deal between Microsoft and Yahoo have ebbed and flowed. And it looks like the denouement of this epic tale may finally be upon us. A search and advertising deal between the two tech giants is expected to be announced within the next 24 hours, according to All Things D's Kara Swisher, who cites multiple unnamed sources.

It wasn't clear if a final deal had been signed, Swisher said Tuesday afternoon, but negotiations have apparently wrapped up. One sticking point late in the discussions came when Microsoft bristled at Yahoo's request for an upfront payment on the order of several hundred million dollars and revenue guarantees that would have meant billions of dollars over the course of the deal, according to Ad Age. But executives apparently worked through that kink and are now putting the finishing touches on an agreement.

According to All Things D and a separate report from Ad Age, Microsoft's search technology will power the search bars on Yahoo's pages. However, Yahoo will still sell search ads on its site and on Microsoft's Bing, according to the reports, which means Yahoo will be able to maintain the relationship with large advertisers interested in both display and search ads.

Yahoo has not responded to requests for comment on a potential deal. Microsoft declined to comment. Stay tuned for more as this story unfolds.

source : news.cnet

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