NASA Gives 'Go' for Final Space Shuttle Night Launch

Space shuttle Endeavour is set to launch Feb. 7 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station. Liftoff is planned for 3:39 a.m. CST, making it the final scheduled space shuttle night launch. Endeavour's launch date was announced Jan. 27 at the conclusion of a flight readiness review at Kennedy, when senior NASA and contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the mission and determined the shuttle's equipment, support systems and procedures are ready to go.

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