MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) - The return of the U.S. Atlantis STS-117 space mission may be delayed for a third day because of lengthy computer reboot at the International Space Station, an expert with Russia's Mission Control told RIA Novosti Thursday.
"I think that the reboot [of ISS's six computers] will take no less than a day," the expert said.
Although this will be the third extra day for the STS-117 crew, the expert, who asked not to be named, said, "the Space Shuttle has enough power and oxygen in reserve."
"The main issue is to overcome problems with the computer before the Atlantis undocks," he said.
Igor Panarin, the spokesman for the Russian Space Agency, promised that "the problem will be corrected soon."
Meanwhile, the astronauts are planning their third spacewalk during this mission to finish their planned operations and repair thermal insulation on the shuttle prior to re-entry.
