Flames shoot out from beneath the rocket booster propelling Space Shuttle Endeavour into space on mission STS-108.

Flames shoot out from beneath the solid rocket booster propelling Space Shuttle Endeavour into space on mission STS-108. Liftoff occurred at 5:19:28 p.m. EST (22:19:28 GMT) on this second launch attempt in two days. Endeavour will dock with the International Space Station on Dec. 7. STS-108 is the final Shuttle mission of 2001and the 107th Shuttle flight overall. It is the 12th flight to the Space Station. Landing of the orbiter at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility is targeted for 1:05 p.m. EST (18:05 p.m. GMT) Dec. 16