The Robot may look Sinestra but it's called Dextra!
Posted on 03/10/2008 4:24:14 PM PDT by Joiseydude
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour was poised for a rare nighttime launch Tuesday to the international space station and the longest visit ever to the orbiting outpost.
With no major problems reported, NASA began fueling the shuttle late Monday afternoon.
Good weather was forecast for the 2:28 a.m. liftoff. The odds were 90 percent in NASA's favor.
It will be the first shuttle launch in darkness since 2006; only a quarter of all shuttle flights have begun at nighttime. It also will be NASA's longest space station mission: 16 days.
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16 miles away and setting the alarm clock. ;-)
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Pretty speedy launch after the last one. Night launches are cool anyway.
I envy you.
A night launch must be spectacular.
The Robot may look Sinestra but it's called Dextra!
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/07-08/mar01.html has a podcast and links about Dextre.
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