Written by Derek Kessler on
Saturday, 01 March 2008
NASA has given the space shuttle Endeavour a 'Go' for its planned March 11 launch. The shuttle rolled out to the launch pad on February 18th, and is destined for the International Space Station. Aboard is the first of three segment's for JAXA's Kibo laboratory, which will be installed on the ISS by the Endeavour crew. The mission is expected to last 16 days. They will also deliver a new two-armed robotic system named Dextre, from the Canadian Space Agency. The installation of Kibo and Dextre is expected to encompass five spacewalks.
NASA has given the space shuttle Endeavour a 'Go' for its planned March 11 launch. The shuttle rolled out to the launch pad on February 18th, and is destined for the International Space Station. Aboard is the first of three segment's for JAXA's Kibo laboratory, which will be installed on the ISS by the Endeavour crew. The mission is expected to last 16 days. They will also deliver a new two-armed robotic system named Dextre, from the Canadian Space Agency. The installation of Kibo and Dextre is expected to encompass five spacewalks.
