STS-134 Endeavour May 16 2011 – Video

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STS-134 Endeavour May 16 2011
Launch of STS-134 STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6) was the penultimate mission of NASA #39;s Space Shuttle program. The mission marked the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour.[8] This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station. Mark Kelly served as the mission commander. STS-134 was expected to be the final space shuttle mission if STS-135 did not receive funding from Congress; however, in February 2011, NASA stated that STS-135 would fly "regardless" of the funding situation. The Launch On Need mission, a contingency mission to rescue a stranded STS-134 crew, would have been the STS-135 flight (formerly STS-335), flown by Atlantis. Changes in the design of the main payload, AMS-02, as well as delays to STS-133, led to delays in the mission. The first launch attempt on 29 April 2011 was scrubbed at 12:20 pm by launch managers due to problems with two heaters on one of the orbiter #39;s auxiliary power units (APU). Endeavour launched successfully at 08:56:28 EDT (12:56:28 UTC) on 16 May 2011, and landed for the final time on 1 June 2011.From:wingman011111Views:0 0ratingsTime:02:26More inScience Technology

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