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Commander Lee Archambault and his crew have begun orbital operations after a stunning, colorful twilight liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.
A stowaway bat and a minor technical glitch were the only hiccups in an otherwise smooth countdown, following several days of hurried work to repair a leaking valve that forced NASA to call off the first launch attempt on Wednesday night.
Ahead for the crew is the inspection of its heat-shielding tomorrow, followed by docking at the International Space Station on Tuesday. The first spacewalk of the flight comes on Thursday.
Their mission: installing the last piece of the space station's central truss and a final set of solar arrays. That will clear the way for the expansion of the permanent space station crew from three to six people.
We'll simulcast NASA Television here throughout the mission. Click on the image at the top of the post to open a window with the NASA TV player.
2 comments:
A bat? Where was the animal found?
Having a plethora of bats at my house.....I feel sorry for the little guy. Bats are without a doubt the coolest. Every evening as many a 30 bats dive and hunt for food. I have even had one grab my hair.....dont know what he found...but Im glad he got what ever it was. Build bat houses and you will not have deer flies. They really hurt when the bite....but since the bats have moved in.....no more deer flies......
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