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Resume countdown at T-11 hours (9:03 a.m.) * Activate the orbiter’s fuel cells (10:13 a.m.) * Clear the blast danger area of all nonessential personnel * Switch Endeavour’s purge air to gaseous ...

The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour has been confirmed for Thursday, May 30, at the preferred launch time of 7:44:26 p.m. EDT (23:44:26 GMT). All remaining countdown activities continue on schedule.

It launches like a rocket and returns to the runway like an airplane. The Space Shuttle looked different from conventional ...

From stray pens to birds, Mike Leinbach, retired launch director, explains why shuttle launches sometimes got scrubbed.

Relive the powerful launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis for mission STS-115 on September 9, 2006, from Kennedy Space Center.