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Clouds of smoke and steam roil across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the early evening sky.

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NASA
Washington, DC, United States

Clouds of smoke and steam roil across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the early evening sky on mission STS-118. The liftoff was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. The mission is the 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station. It will continue space station construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment, S5, and other payloads such as the SPACEHAB module and the external stowage platform 3. The 11-day mission may be extended to as many as 14 depending on the test of the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System that will allow the docked shuttle to draw electrical power from the station and extend its visits to the orbiting lab. Photo courtesy of Nikon/Scott Andrews

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  • Title: Clouds of smoke and steam roil across Launch Pad 39A as Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the early evening sky.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
  • About Title: To help you find images you’re searching for, previously untitled images have been labelled automatically based on their description

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