At 8:56 a.m. EDT Monday morning, 19 years after its first launch on May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour left NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for its 25th and final flight. This is also the second-to-last shuttle mission for NASA, which is sunsetting the program due to budget cuts. The very last shuttle flight for the 30-year program is scheduled for this summer, when Atlantis will make its last foray into space. Today’s launch was originally scheduled for the end of April. However, the countdown was aborted due to weather and an electrical problem.
Loading ...
Endeavour's Last Mission Could Help Unravel Dark Matter Mystery
Posted by: Erika Morphy May 16, 2011 10:08 AMAt 8:56 a.m. EDT Monday morning, 19 years after its first launch on May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour left NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for its 25th and final flight. This is also the second-to-last shuttle mission for NASA, which is sunsetting the program due to budget cuts. The very last shuttle flight for the 30-year program is scheduled for this summer, when Atlantis will make its last foray into space. Today’s launch was originally scheduled for the end of April. However, the countdown was aborted due to weather and an electrical problem.