"We would like to land the shuttle tomorrow in Florida, " said flight director Wayne Hale.

CNN: NASA to shuttle: Come home

"My heart was in my throat the whole morning, " said Wayne Hale, the shuttle's deputy programme manager.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Shuttle soars but doubts remain

He was accused of killing Wayne Basnett, 30, of Hough Green, on Pepper Street, Hale, in December 2010.

BBC: Halewood's Michael Eves cleared of Wayne Basnett murder