The brilliance of the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 can be seen on the water near Launch Pad 39A.

Through the barren tree branches in the foreground, the brilliance of the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 can be seen on the water near Launch Pad 39A. The 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station, the mission 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. Liftoff of Endeavour was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray