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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.

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

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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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.

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 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 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 Endeavour launches with Japanese lab

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from a seaside Florida launch pad on Tuesday to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory and a Canadian-built robotic system to the International Space Station.

Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab

CAPE CANAVERAL - The US space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from its Florida home port today to deliver the first part of a huge Japanese laboratory to 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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Shuttle Endeavour set to launch Japan lab to space station

When space shuttle Endeavour launches 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 docks at space station with Japanese lab

Space shuttle Endeavour linked up with the International Space Station more than 320km above Earth yesterday on a mission to deliver a Japanese laboratory. The docking, which took place high above Singapore, capped a two-day voyage that began with Endeavour's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early on Tuesday.

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'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

Shuttle Endeavour set to launch Japan lab to space station

WASHINGTON (AFP) - When space shuttle Endeavour launches 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.

U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LANDS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FL

U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LANDS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA AFTER DELIVERING JAPANESE LAB TO SPACE

Space Shuttle Endeavour completes STS-123 mission

The Space Shuttle Endeavour landed on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida at 00:39 GMT this morning. Endeavour's landing marks the completion of the STS-123 mission, which saw two new components installed aboard the International Space Station during a 15 day, 18 hour, 10 minute and 54 second mission. Endeavour had travelled 6,758,000 miles, and orbited the Earth 250 times.

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