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RE: STS-118

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The US space shuttle Endeavour

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RE: STS-118

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STS-118 - Tanking /Launch Commentary Begins (NASA TV)

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New Zealand to get a good view of the Shuttle and Space Station
New Zealand will get a good view of the Shuttle Endeavour both before and after rendezvous with the Space Station.
The first opportunity is Friday morning 9 August when the Shuttle and Space Station will be flying close together and will pass to the NorthEast of New Zealand. They will be visible low in the North for most of the North Island and also the Northern South Island. The Space Station will appear from about 5:33 a.m New Zealand time with the Shuttle following about 3 minutes later. Expect to see two bright lights moving quite rapidly fairly low in the sky heading from the NorthEast towards the East.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre at 6:36 p.m., carrying seven astronauts that included one former Idaho schoolteacher fulfilling a two decades old dream.
The shuttle roared out of the KSC on a hazy summer day in front of throngs of spectators along the Space Coast, including several former applicants of the Teacher In Space program.

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The US space shuttle Endeavour has embarked on an 11 to 14 day assembly mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The shuttle blasted off as planned at 23:36 BST (18:36 EDT) on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

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OM2 engine burn to circularise the shuttles orbit

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Space shuttle Endeavour blasted off carrying teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan and six crewmates on a mission to the international space station.

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External tank separation confirmed

-- Edited by Blobrana at 00:40, 2007-08-09