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NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour to Move to Launch Pad Sept. 18

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

September 11, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Space shuttle
Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center on Thursday, Sept. 18, in preparation for shuttle Atlantis’
mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour will stand by in
the unlikely event a rescue mission is necessary following Atlantis’
launch, which is targeted for Oct. 10.

After Endeavour is cleared from its duty as a rescue vehicle, it will
move to Launch Pad 39A for the upcoming STS-126 mission to the
International Space Station. That flight is targeted for launch Nov. 12.

On Thursday, Endeavour rolled over from Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing
Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building. There, Endeavour will be
attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters to
prepare for its move to the pad.

The first motion of the shuttle toward the launch pad Sept. 18 is
scheduled for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The fully assembled space shuttle, consisting
of the orbiter, external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, will be
delivered to the pad atop a crawler-transporter. The crawler will travel
slower than 1 mph during the 4.2-mile journey. The process is expected to
take approximately seven hours.

NASA Television will provide live coverage of Endeavour’s rollout to
the launch pad beginning at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 18. Video highlights of the
rollout will air on the NASA TV Video File.

Media are invited to a photo opportunity of the shuttle’s move to the
pad and interview availability with Endeavour Vehicle Manager Shelley Ford
at 8 a.m. Thursday. Because dates and times of this event are subject to
change, updates are available by calling 321-867-2525.

Media must arrive at Kennedy’s news center by 6 a.m. Thursday for
transportation to the viewing area. Foreign media with credentials must
arrive at the Pass and ID Building on State Road 3 by 6 a.m. for
transportation to the news center. The accreditation deadline for this
event has passed for members of foreign news media. U.S. reporters without
permanent Kennedy Space Center credentials must apply for accreditation
online by 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at:

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