* Photo for the Day *
- Watching History Unfold -
Guests look on from the terrace of Operations Support Building II as Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on the shuttle program's last planned night launch. Endeavour’s launch from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A began the STS-130 mission February 8, 2010. Mission STS-130 delivered a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and a seven-windowed cupola, which is now being used as a control room for robotics, to the International Space Station.
Image Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers
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For all you space buffs out there...
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- Space Shuttle Discovery's final Spaceflight -
During the upcoming Space Shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight, (in other words, Discovery will fly no more... EVER after this mission,) the STS-133 crew members will take important spare parts to the International Space Station along with the Express Logistics Carrier-4.
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Another COOL cargo to go up with this mission will be “Robonaut 2”, the latest generation of the Robonaut astronaut helpers and will be the first humanoid robot in space.
- Watching History Unfold -Guests look on from the terrace of Operations Support Building II as Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on the shuttle program's last planned night launch. Endeavour’s launch from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A began the STS-130 mission February 8, 2010. Mission STS-130 delivered a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and a seven-windowed cupola, which is now being used as a control room for robotics, to the International Space Station.
Image Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers
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For all you space buffs out there...
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- Space Shuttle Discovery's final Spaceflight -
During the upcoming Space Shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight, (in other words, Discovery will fly no more... EVER after this mission,) the STS-133 crew members will take important spare parts to the International Space Station along with the Express Logistics Carrier-4.
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Another COOL cargo to go up with this mission will be “Robonaut 2”, the latest generation of the Robonaut astronaut helpers and will be the first humanoid robot in space.
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Read more about “Robonaut 2”, with videos/photos HERE
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As of today, Saturday, August 07, 2010, Discovery is being readied for flight inside Kennedy's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 while its solid rocket boosters are stacked inside the near by Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Discovery STS-133 is slated to launch November 1st.
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Read latest news on Space Shuttle Discovery’s final spaceflight HERE
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Note: I’ll be posting MUCH on this final flight/mission of Discovery so check back!
AubreyJ.........
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