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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Space Shuttle "Endeavour" Blasts Off


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March 11, 2008—NASA's first nighttime shuttle launch since 2006 sent Endeavour toward the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The mission, including the assembly of a Canadian robot and the installation of a Japanese "float in" closet, was scheduled to last 16 days, making it the longest shuttle mission to the space station yet.

Five space walks were scheduled—the most ever in a single mission.

Photograph courtesy NASA