TAG | Endeavour and STS-118 crew liftoff on time |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Thursday, 09 August 2007 | |
  
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Its seven crewmembers are anxious to greet the ISS Expedition 15 crewmembers and continue assembly operations of the station. Before liftoff, a small crack was discovered in the foam covering the external fuel tank. The Mission Management Team decided that it was not an issue. Also, a problem with the switches to the crew hatch occurred the first time the hatch was closed. However, upon a second try, the switches worked. No other potential problems have been reported.
STS-118 is the 119th flight of the space shuttle fleet, and the 20th flight of space shuttle Endeavour.
Landing of Endeavour and the STS-118 astronauts is scheduled either for August 19 or August 22, 2007, depending on whether the flight lasts 11 days or 14 days, respectively. |
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