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Endeavour Docked with the International Space Station

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

NASA has released images of Endeavour and the ISS.

They were taken by Paolo Nespoli from TMA-20 as the Russian spacecraft departed on 23 May.

Endeavour and ISS
Space Shuttle Endeavour Docked with the International Space Station
Image Credit: NASA / Paolo Nespoli

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Endeavour in orbit and on its way to the International Space Station

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Launch
Launch
Image Credit: NASA TV

The Space Shuttle Endeavour began its final mission to the International space station with a perfect launch at 1256 UTC this morning.

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Endeavour - Scrubbed

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Endeavour
Endeavour at T-Minus 6 Hours
Image Credit: NASA TV

The launch of Endeavour was scrubbed today due to a failed heater in the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) of the Shuttle. It looks like there are multiple failures on APU1. The Load Control Assembly appears to be the problem, although a short is possible. The next launch opportunity following repairs will be no earlier than Monday, and most likely Wednesday.

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