Cape Caneveral: After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record.
Success came on launch try No. 6, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the liftoff of man's first moon landing.
Space shuttle Discovery blasts off
But the mood was dampened somewhat when NASA managers watched the launch video.
Image: This image provided by NASA shows a fish-eye view from the gantry camera of space shuttle Endeavour as it leaps from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A on the STS-127 mission Wednesday July 15, 2009. The sixth launch attempt was on-time at 6:03 p.m. EDT.
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Success came on launch try No. 6, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the liftoff of man's first moon landing.
Space shuttle Discovery blasts off
But the mood was dampened somewhat when NASA managers watched the launch video.
Image: This image provided by NASA shows a fish-eye view from the gantry camera of space shuttle Endeavour as it leaps from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A on the STS-127 mission Wednesday July 15, 2009. The sixth launch attempt was on-time at 6:03 p.m. EDT.
Text and Images: Copyright AP. Any aunauthorised reproduction is prohibited.
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