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The Associated Press
Published: Mon, March 10, 2008 - 10:25 am
Last Updated: Mon, March 10, 2008 - 10:38 am
Last Updated: Mon, March 10, 2008 - 10:38 am
launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
The countdown has been smooth and there's a 90-percent chance of
favorable weather.
The 16-day mission includes the longest ever shuttle visit to
the international space station. Endeavour and its seven-member
crew will be delivering the first installment of Japan's Kibo space
lab. They'll also deposit a two-armed Canadian robot designed to
assist spacewalking astronauts in the future. In all, five
spacewalks are planned.
It's only the second scheduled nighttime launch since the 2003
Columbia disaster. When flights resumed, NASA allowed only daytime
launches in order to track potential damage. But it no longer
requires them because of better insulation and radar tracking.
Liftoff is set for tomorrow morning at 1:28 Central time.
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