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Shuttle Lifts Off for Longest-Ever Space Station Mission

For the first time since space station construction began nearly 10 years ago, all five major partners were about to own a piece of the orbiting real estate. The launch of the first section of Kibo, or Hope, finally propelled Japan into the space station action. "With this flight I believe that we finally became a real partner of the (space station) project," said Keiji Tachikawa, head of the Japanese Space agency.

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

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

NASA Announces Space Shuttle Pre-Launch and Mission Web Coverage

A pre-launch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission to the International Space Station. NASA will provide continuous online updates at: www.nasa.gov/shuttle A live webcast featuring Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette will start the in-depth online coverage of the mission at 11:30 a.m. EDT on March 10. Payette, who flew on STS-96, is scheduled to fly on the STS-127 mission in 2009. A blog will update the countdown beginning about six hours before Endeavour is scheduled to lift off on March 11 at 2:28 a.m. Originating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch. The 16-day mission will allow Endeavour's crew to add science capabilities to the space station plus deliver e

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' takes off from Florida for longest ever space station mission

The space shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning to begin what is expected to be the longest space station mission ever. It is a 16-day voyage to build a two-armed robot and add a float-in closet for a future lab. Five spacewalks are planned.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off from Cape Canaveral to begin longest space station mission ever

Cape Canaveral, Florida (AP): Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit on Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

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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The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew get set for a rare nighttime launch early Tuesday to the international space station and the longest visit ever to the orbiting outpost.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven blasted off Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for Japan’s future lab.

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.

Space Shuttle Endeavor Blasts Off From Florida For Longest Mission

3/11/2008 7:13:38 AM Space shuttle Endeavor blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning to begin what is expected to be the longest space station mission ever undertaken.

Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off to Begin Longest Space Station Mission

Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly Canadian robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

The seven-astronaut crew of NASA's shuttle Endeavour is gearing up for the longest construction mission ever aimed at the international space station, where space fliers will add a Japanese-built room and a Canadian robot to the growing orbiting labo

Before the simulated launch countdown in space shuttle Endeavour, the crew gathers on NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. Seen from the left are mission specialists Rick Linnehan and Robert L. Behnken; pilot Gregory H. Johnson; commander Dominic Gorie; and mission specialists Mike Foreman, Garrett Reisman and Takao Doi.

Endeavour blasts off to begin longest space station mission ever

Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit on Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off to begin longest space station mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly Canadian robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off to begin longest space station mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly Canadian robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

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.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off to begin longest space station mission

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Terry Renna

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.

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.

Endeavour begin longest space station mission ever

Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

Endeavour blasts off for longest space station mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly Canadian robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab.

Dramatic pictures as space shuttle Endeavour launches for its International Space Station mission

The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from a seaside Florida launch pad this morning to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory and a Canadian-built robotic system to the International Space Station.

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.

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