Nighttime Launch Only Second Since Return To Flight
"Konichiwa, domo arigato and banzai!" Those were the words of
STS-123 Commander Dominic Gorie, after NASA mission controllers
announced everything was ready for the nighttime launch of the
shuttle Endeavour... and moments ago, the orbiter rode a blazing
trail through the dark Florida skies to a Thursday rendezvous with
the International Space Station.