NASA Fuels Endeavour for Next-to-Last Shuttle Launch Today [View All]

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Source: space.com

NASA has begun fueling its youngest orbiter, the space shuttle Endeavour, for one last journey to space today (April 29).

Endeavour is set to launch on its 25th and last voyage at 3:47 p.m. EDT (1947 GMT) from here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Weather forecasts predict a 70 percent chance of clear skies, but if clouds or strong winds linger at the launch pad NASA may have to delay the liftoff.

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Endeavor's main mission is to carry up a particle detector that aims to revolutionize astrophysics and cosmology. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) will be installed on the space station to search for cosmic ray particles that might shed light on cosmic mysteries such as the invisible dark matter that is thought to permeate the universe.

"It's the premier physics experiment; it's probably the most expensive thing ever flown by the space shuttle," Kelly said in a NASA interview.

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Read more: http://www.space.com/11517-nasa-space-shuttle-endeavour-launch-preview.html

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Launches this afternoon.
3:47 pm EDT is 12:47 pm PDT
Video feeds:
KSC: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/
NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv