Endeavour cleared for launch on April 29
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April 21, 2011, Thursday
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THE shuttle Endeavour was cleared for a launch attempt on April 29 to deliver a new class of physics instrument to the International Space Station on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, officials said on Tuesday.
Liftoff of the 134th shuttle mission is set for 3:47pm (local time) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The all-veteran crew is led by Mark Kelly, husband of Arizona Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering from a January 8 shooting that killed six people and injured 12 others.
The primary purpose of the flight is to deliver the US$2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector, an instrument designed to detect dark matter, antimatter and other exotic phenomena.
A team of 600 scientists from 16 nations, including China, are partners in the project.
Endeavour, which will be making its 25th and final space mission, is expected to stay in orbit up to 16 days.
Liftoff of the 134th shuttle mission is set for 3:47pm (local time) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The all-veteran crew is led by Mark Kelly, husband of Arizona Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering from a January 8 shooting that killed six people and injured 12 others.
The primary purpose of the flight is to deliver the US$2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector, an instrument designed to detect dark matter, antimatter and other exotic phenomena.
A team of 600 scientists from 16 nations, including China, are partners in the project.
Endeavour, which will be making its 25th and final space mission, is expected to stay in orbit up to 16 days.
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