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It started the final countdown to Kennedy Space Center in Florida before launching into space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for Sunday at 10:39 CET. Weather conditions were good and we expect the successful launch, said Jeff Spaulding from mission control.
STS 130 mission marks the universe will take and have seven astronauts whose mission is to connect to the International Space Station and use the shuttle robot arm to connect to the ISSU and becoming the new module Tranquility and special couplets for visual and photographic observations of the astronauts will be able to run from it. Make it a successful ISS will be almost entirely completed.
Tranquility is made in Italy under the patronage of the local space agencies and ESA in close cooperation with NASA. Its mass is almost something bigger od15 tons and dimensions of 7x4m. Within this module there is a large number of special bags of supplies and equipment necessary ISSA crew.
Just launch will be done with the launcher 39A and it is one of the last shuttle launch into space before his retirement in NASA's entire fleet. Mission Commander George pitfalls, pilot Terry Virtsu while mission specialists Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson. Astronauts in the shuttle must be less than ten minutes to reach Earth's orbit, however, to call the ISSom need a few dozen hours.
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