A camera catches this closeup view of Space Shuttle Endeavour just after liftoff which occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT.

A camera at the pad catches this closeup view of Space Shuttle Endeavour just after liftoff, which occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT. The Shuttle and crew are bound for the International Space Station on mission STS-111, a utilization flight. This mission marks the 14th Shuttle flight to the International Space Station and the third Shuttle mission this year. Mission STS-111 is the 18th flight of Endeavour and the 110th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program