Endeavour Prepares for STS-127
Space shuttle Endeavour is in place at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, undergoing final preparations for its upcoming 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Mission STS-127 is the 32nd flight dedicated to station construction, and the final of a series of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex.The STS-127 payload is the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section.
Image above: Space shuttle Endeavour is revealed on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following rollback of the rotating service structure. Image credit: NASA TV
Space shuttle Endeavour is being fueled for its Saturday morning launch to the International Space Station. Teams began cooling the pipes that carry liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen into Endeavour's external tank at 9:52 p.m. EDT. The super cold liquids provide the fuel for the shuttle's three main engines.Filling the 15-story tall external tank with 500,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen takes about three hours.
STS-127 Additional Resources
› Mission Press Kit (6.3 Mb PDF)
› Mission Summary (484KB PDF)
› Meet the STS-127 Crew
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