1.   Last winter the team spent several weeks in Morocco hoping to take off, but unusually rainy weather forced them to cancel the attempt until this year.

2.   NASA launch director Dave King did not rule the possibility that mission managers could postpone a second attempt until Wednesday.

3.   But Imaizumi said Wednesday that rough seas may prevent any salvage attempt until the spring.

4.   But Imaizumi said rough seas may prevent any salvage attempt until the spring.

5.   They are unlikely to consider an attempt until later in the week, when the rough weather is forecast to improve.

6.   The Kiwi expedition is unlikely to consider an attempt until later in the week, when the rough weather is forecast to improve.