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Shuttle Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has soared into space, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the International Space Station.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has soared into space, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the International Space Station.

Space shuttle blasts into space carrying Japanese lab to space station

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has soared into space, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the International Space Station.

Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has soared into space, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the International Space Station.

Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab

Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the International Space Station. With its installation Japan gains a foothold on the ISS alongside the United States, Russia and Europe, whose laboratory Columbus was delivered to the station in February. Endeavour roared into space at 0628 GMT Tuesday, in a rare night launch from the Kennedy Space Center here -- its motors and booster rockets casting a glare bright as midday along the Florida coast for about 30 seconds. In 53 seconds the shuttle had already attained a speed of about 2,425 kilometers (1,507 miles) per hour -- about twice the speed of sound. Two minutes after launch Endeavour successfully jettisoned its twin solid rocket boosters.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL (AFP) - Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station.

US space shuttle Endeavour launched from Florida

The US space shuttle Endeavour has blasted off from its Florida home port on a rare night launch, carrying equipment bound for the International Space Station. Endeavour will take the first part of a Japanese space lab to the ISS during the 16-day mission. The seven-strong crew will install a two-armed robot designed to carry out repairs outside the orbiting space station. Endeavour, which flew its first mission in 1992, is expected to spend 12 days at the ISS. After Endeavour leaves the ISS, Europe's first cargo ship, an unmanned Automated Transfer Vehicle called Jules Verne, will get its chance to dock. The ATV was launched from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana on Saturday night. It will orbit near the station during the shuttle's visit, ready to move into position in early April.

Space Shuttle Endeavour docks at space station to deliver Japan lab TECHNOLOGY The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday night on a mission to deliver Japanese and other space laboratories. [KYODO]

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HDNet To Broadcast Live, High Definition Coverage of the Launch of Space Shuttle...

HDNet To Broadcast Live, High Definition Coverage of the Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Network's Coverage of Spectacular Night Launch Begins at 2:00 A.M. ET with Launch from the Kennedy Space Center Scheduled for 2:28 A.M. ET DALLAS--(Business Wire)-- WHAT: HDNet to broadcast LIVE HD coverage of the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, marking NASA's 25th US mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour will fly the astronauts, a space station module and a robotics system to the International Space Station on March 11. STS-123 is an international mission combining the expertise and experience of several countries working together to create a working 'home' in space. The crew - including one Japanese astronaut, will deliver the first section of the Japanese-built Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Ag

Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL (AFP) - Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station.

Endeavour blasts into space carrying Japanese lab to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station.

Space shuttle blasts off with huge Japanese lab

Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off, carrying a Japanese lab for the space station (Image: NASA/Jim Grossmann)

Shuttle Endeavour blasts into space carrying Japanese lab

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station.

Endeavour heads to space station with Japanese, Canadian additions

Washington - US space shuttle Endeavour is set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station early Tuesday, carrying major additions to the station from both Japan and Canada. The first section of the Japanese-made Kibo laboratory and a robotic system of the Canadian Space Agency will be transported up by Endeavour's seven-member crew, set to lift off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 2:28 am (6:28 GMT) Tuesday.

Traffic Jam at the Space Station

Space traffic control will be needed at the International Space Station as a busy timeframe of missions and resupply flights continue for our home port in space. In a choreographed ballet of spaceships, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) resupply ship and NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour are scheduled to liftoff on March 9 and 11, respectively, to dock with the ISS, while a third - Russia's Soyuz - is due to arrive early in April. The heavy traffic comes just a few weeks after Space Shuttle Atlantis left the ISS on February 18, delivering the Columbus science lab to the station. With Endeavour scheduled to be docked to the ISS from March 13 – 24, the ATV must patiently wait in a “parking orbit,� travelling in a holding pattern below the station, and will then dock after the shuttle leaves.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches with Japanese Lab

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour crew will install the first section of Kibo, a Japanese-built laboratory and the Canadian-made robotics system known as Dextre to the International Space Station (ISS). (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

Shuttle Endeavour set to take Japan's lab to space station

When space shuttle Endeavour blasts off Tuesday, it will carry Japan's first space lab to the International Space Station, giving the country a prized spot alongside the United States, Russia and Europe.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station

soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the

Space shuttle blasts into space carrying Japanese lab to space station

soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the

Shuttle Endeavour set to launch Japan lab to space station

US space shuttle Endeavour sits on the launch pad on March 9 as it is prepared for a March 11 lift-off at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour is scheduled to carry the Japanese experiment logistics module Kibo and the Canadian two-armed robotic system Dextre to the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA Moves Endeavour, Space Station Crew News Conference

HOUSTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The news conference with the 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station, originally scheduled for 11:18 p.m. CDTSunday, March 23, has been moved to an hour earlier, and will begin at 10:18 p.m. The change in time was made to improve the downlink television capability from the space station. Media may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida; and NASA Headquarters in Washington. The phone bridge used for after business hours briefings will not be available. A portion of the news conference will be set aside for Japanese reporters at the Johnson Space Center and a French radio network selected by the European Space Agency.

NASA Moves Endeavour, Space Station Crew News Conference

HOUSTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The news conference with the 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station, originally scheduled for 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23, has been moved to an hour earlier, and will begin at 10:18 p.m. The change in time was made to improve the downlink television capability from the space station. Media may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida; and NASA Headquarters in Washington. The phone bridge used for after business hours briefings will not be available. A portion of the news conference will be set aside for Japanese reporters at the Johnson Space Center and a French radio network selected by the European Space Agency.

Space Shuttle Endeavour docks at space station to deliver Japan lab

The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday night on a mission to deliver Japanese and other space laboratories.

NASA'S Shuttle Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 8:39 p.m. EDT Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 16-day journey of nearly 6.6 million miles in space. The first landing attempt at Kennedy was bypassed due to low clouds in the area. Endeavour's flight was the longest shuttle mission to the International Space Station and included a record five spacewalks. The shuttle's seven astronauts worked with the three-member station crew and ground teams around the world to install the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, known as Dextre. "The success of this mission makes the International Space Station truly international," said NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations B

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