Tonight's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, weather permitting, may be visible to viewers along the East Coast of the U.S.--also weather permitting.
The US space shuttle Endeavour is set to launch on the final orbiter mission of 2008, carrying cargo bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The orbiter is expected to get away from the launch pad at 00:55 GMT on Saturday.
Weather looks good for shuttle launch Seven NASA astronauts and the space shuttle Endeavour are poised to launch tonight on what they've called an extreme home improvement job at the international space station.
NASAs Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to launch into space tonight, and you can watch it live as it happens. Endeavour is expected to take off from Floridas Kennedy Space Center at 7:55 p.m. ET Friday. As of mid-morning, engineers are estimating a 70 percent chance the weather will stay calm enough for the shuttle launch to remain on schedule.
Space Shuttle Prelaunch and Mission Web Coverage A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:55 p.m. EST.
NASA chooses Nov. 14 launch for Endeavour With a visit to the Hubble Space Telescope off until next spring at the earliest, NASA on Thursday chose Nov. 14 for its next space shuttle launch, a flight by Endeavour to the international space station. Liftoff would be at 7:55 p.m.