Robby
03-14-2008, 01:44 AM
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0803/STS123Endeavour_08pd0714_d800.jpg (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0803/STS123Endeavour_08pd0714.jpg)
Endeavour into the Night
Credit: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/), Jerry Cannon, Rusty Backer (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=35427)
Explanation: Blasting into a dark night sky, the Space Shuttle Endeavour began its latest journey to orbit in the early morning hours of March 11. In this stunning picture (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/ detail.cfm?mediaid=35427) following the launch, the glare (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0803/STS123Endeavour_08pd0714_close.jpg) from Endeavour's three main rocket (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/ssme/ index.html) engines and flanking solid fuel booster rockets (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/srb/ index.html) illuminates the orbiter's (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/ orbiter/index.html) tail section and the large, orange external fuel tank (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/et/ index.html). Embarking on mission STS-123 (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ index.html), Endeavour left Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080209.html), ferrying a a crew of seven astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080305.html)). The cargo included the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system. Astronauts will conduct a series of space walks to install the new equipment during the 16-day mission, the longest shuttle mission to the ISS.
(Via NASA (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080314.html))
Endeavour into the Night
Credit: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/), Jerry Cannon, Rusty Backer (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=35427)
Explanation: Blasting into a dark night sky, the Space Shuttle Endeavour began its latest journey to orbit in the early morning hours of March 11. In this stunning picture (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/ detail.cfm?mediaid=35427) following the launch, the glare (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0803/STS123Endeavour_08pd0714_close.jpg) from Endeavour's three main rocket (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/ssme/ index.html) engines and flanking solid fuel booster rockets (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/srb/ index.html) illuminates the orbiter's (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/ orbiter/index.html) tail section and the large, orange external fuel tank (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/et/ index.html). Embarking on mission STS-123 (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ index.html), Endeavour left Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080209.html), ferrying a a crew of seven astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080305.html)). The cargo included the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system. Astronauts will conduct a series of space walks to install the new equipment during the 16-day mission, the longest shuttle mission to the ISS.
(Via NASA (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080314.html))