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William Atkins
Tuesday, 02 June 2009 18:22
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The NASA article adds, “The May 31 transfer of Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program is the next step in preparing the first flight test of the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch system."
Its launch is scheduled for June 13, 2009.
Endeavour was stationed on Launch Pad 39B as a precaution during the previous STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space shuttle Endeavour would have launched as a rescue mission (STS-400) in case the space shuttle Atlantis crew ran into problems in space, being too far from the International Space Station to seek shelter.
NASA will continue to use Launch Pad 39A, a part of Launch Complex 39, for space shuttle (Space Transportation System, STS) missions.
The primary mission of STS-127 and its crews is to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), which consists of the Exposed Facility (JAM-EF) and the Exposed Section of the Experiment Logistics Module (ELM-ES).
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