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Posted on 07.15.09 by R. Lee Wrights
“After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan’s enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record. Success came on launch try No. 6, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the liftoff of man’s first moon landing. Endeavour blasted off a little after 6 p.m. from its seaside pad — the same one used to launch Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969 — a welcome sight for shuttle workers who had to overcome hydrogen gas leaks last month and, since the weekend, thunderstorms.” (07/15/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/moa9lj Filed under: RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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