Rachel in Space: Wake up (or stay up) for shuttle launch tonight

I'm here at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for the launch of STS-130 and the Space Shuttle Endeavour. After a brief spell of heavy rain last evening, the skies cleared, making a perfect backdrop for this morning's retraction of the Rotating Service Structure to reveal Endeavour in all her glory. Endeavour is s...

2010-02-07 10:00:10 | This article is from Make Blog

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