Updated 02 October 2002, 12.06

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But Hurricane Lili is getting closer and closer to the launch site in Florida.

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There are also worries that the high winds and heavy rain could affect the shuttle's mission control in Houston.

Sellers - who has now become an American citizen - has been training for the mission for six years, which will send him to the International Space Station.

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The 11-day mission is the first by a shuttle since a problem with the fuel pipes forced Nasa to suspend all shuttle launches in July.

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