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Space Shuttle Endeavour Heads To Space Station

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-no-light-speed-engine dept.

RobGoldsmith writes "The STS-127 crew began its journey to the International Space Station at 6:03 p.m. EDT Wednesday when space shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The shuttle crew will complete construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and deliver a new crew member, astronaut Tim Kopra, to the orbital outpost."

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  1. Space news by blackjackshellac · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In other news, 40 years ago, in 30 minutes Apollo 11 lifted off for the first moon walk. I remember it like it was yesterday ... okay, maybe a month ago.

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    Salut,

    Jacques

  2. Canadian footprint by AikonMGB · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Incidentally, this is the first time in history that there will be two Canadian astronauts working aboard the ISS simultaneously.

    Aikon-

    p.s. Better work quick if they've only got 'til 2016 =P

  3. Re:And this is news? by bmo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > We've had decades of shuttle launches, that this is now routine.

    It stopped being routine when Challenger blew up. It became even less "routine" when Columbia disintegrated.

    Oh well, I guess people risking their lives (there's a current story that large pieces of foam struck the shuttle on launch) isn't news, but rather some uninspiring BS about phone "communities" is.

    I know, I have been trolled, but this made me rage.

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    BMO