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NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour Set For Final Trip To Launch Pad

Launch Is Planned For April 19

Space shuttle Endeavour is set to move from the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at Kennedy Space Center to Launch Pad 39A on Wednesday, March 9, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Six astronauts are targeted to launch aboard the shuttle on April 19. The STS-134 mission to the International Space Station is the final scheduled flight for Endeavour before it is retired.

Endeavour's first motion out of the VAB is scheduled for 0800 EST. The shuttle's 3.4-mile journey atop a giant crawler-transporter is expected to take approximately six hours.

During the 14-day mission to the space station, Endeavour's astronauts will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a particle physics detector designed to search for various types of unusual matter by measuring cosmic rays. The crew also will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 3, a platform that carries spare parts that will sustain station operations once the shuttles are retired later this year.

FMI: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html

 


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