BBC article here with a video of the launch of Endeavour

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Mom emailed last night to tell me they could see it, for a few minutes .... all the way from Clearwater, Florida.

So glad to hear that! My spirit rides with them. May the Force be with all of us!!


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After a successful Space flight, Space Shuttle Endeavour Commander, Astronaut Chris Ferguson guided it to a picture-perfect docking with the International Space Station (ISS) at 17:01 PM (EST) / 22:01 PM (GMT) on Sunday, November 16.

The hatches were opened at 19:16 PM (EST) / 00:16 AM, Monday, Nov. 17 and expedition 18 Commander, Astronaut Mike Fincke and Russian Cosmonauts Gregory Chamitoff and Yuri Lonchakov all welcomed Endeavour's Crew aboard.

Full story on link below:-

Spaceflightnow

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NASA Astronauts Robert "Shane" Kimbrough and Don Pettit used the International Space Station's (ISS) Robot Arm to successfully pull the 27 000 Lbs (12 190 Kg) Leonardo Cargo Module out of Space Shuttle Endeavour's Cargo Bay and attach it to a downward-facing port on the ISS's Harmony Module, completing the task at 13:04 PM (EST) / 18:04 PM (GMT) on Monday, November 17.

Full story on Link below:-

Spaceflightnow

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NASA Astronauts Stephen Bowen and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn yesterday on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 completed the first of four Spacewalks, by installing a spare Coolant System component on the International Space Station (ISS), moving a depleted Nitrogen Tank to the Space Shuttle Endeavour for return to Earth and clearing a damaged Solar Array Rotary Joint.

The Spacewalk began at 13:09 PM (EST) / 18:09 PM (GMT) and ended at 20:01 PM (EST) / 01:01 AM (GMT) Wednesday, November 19.

Full story on Link below:-

Spaceflightnow

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My wife and I were in Orlando for our anniversary and got to see the launch. It was very beautiful and the moon was almost full. Of course we forgot our camera in the car


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Lucky you stopltracr being able to watch a launch live.

I only get to see the launches via Satellite Television.

(PS - I am a Ford Mustang Fan)

NASA's first Spacewalk about the International Space Station (ISS) did not go as well as planned, with Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper losing to Space a US $100 000 Tool Bag.

Fellow Astronaut Stephen Bowen, who said he was responsible for making a final tether check of the Bag before the Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) began, said he was equally to blame for the mishap.

I find the loss amusing, as when i worked on Cars in the late sixties with my Father, an ex World War II Navy Seaman, whenever i dropped a Spanner, Nut etc., he would clip me about the Ears, stating "Out at Sea, if you drop something and it rolls off board into the Sea, how are you going to retrieve it, as it is lost forever".

So the Sea and Space have something in common, with lost Objects within their midsts.

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Despite the problems of a Tool shortage (Tool Bag accidently lost in Space), a Spacesuit Carbon Dioxide buildup and several communications problems, NASA's Astronauts Robert "Shane" Kimbrough and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper successfully completed the Mission's second Space walk, by moving two Equipment Carts, servicing the International Space Station's (ISS) Robot Arm and continuing tasks to clean and lubricate a jammed Solar Array Rotary Joint.

The Spacewalk lasted from 12:58 PM (EST) / 17:58 PM (GMT) until 19:43 PM (EST) / 00:43 PM (GMT).

Full story on Link below:-

Spaceflightnow

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Extra Vehicle Activity work on the International Space Station (ISS) to replace bearings and re-lubricate the damaged right-side Solar Array Rotary Joint, went better than expected resulting in a remarkably smooth operation, that may permit the Russian / US Space Agencies to forgo building, launching and installing costly replacement Hardware.

The newly installed Water Recycling System, including a Urine Distillation Assemby is now operating normally, after a few start-up hicups.

Full story on Link below:-

Spaceflightnow

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Thanksgiving In Space

Yesterday the Endeavour Space Shuttle Astronauts enjoyed the US Thanksgiving Holiday in Space, by having a half-day off and proposing weightless toasts of cups of tea, to one another.

Not being with their Families, they amused NASA's Flight Controllers, with their light-hearted banter on board.

Full story on Link below:-

Spaceflightnow

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