William Atkins
Sunday, 07 February 2010 01:39
Science -
Space
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The mission of the space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-130 crew is scheduled to launch at 4:39 a.m. EST on February 7, 2010, for its flight to send Tranquility and Cupola to the International Space Station. Catch one of the final liftoffs of a manned U.S. space vehicle on NASA TV.
The STS-130 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift-off at 4:39 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), or 0939 GMT, on Sunday, February 7, 2010.
As the 130th space shuttle flight of the program, STS-130 is one of the last of the remaining flights for the U.S. Space Transportation System (STS) program—what is commonly called the NASA Space Shuttle program.
Its thirteen-day mission to the International Space Station will deliver Tranquility Node 3 and Cupola, a seven-window observation port that will provide the ISS crew a panoramic view of the Universe from their perch above Earth.
If you remember numerous months back, NASA had a contest to name Node 3. The name “Colbert” won, for TV celebrity Stephen Colbert.
However, NASA opted to name the node “Tranquility” instead, and to name its exercise machine COLBERT (for Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill).
For additional information on COLBERT, check out the 3/.25.2009 iTWire article “
NASA Nation versus Colbert Nation” and the 4.15.2009 iTWire article “
Name of Space Station Node 3 surprise to Stephen Colbert.”
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