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Friday, June 12, 2009

Endeavour Readied for Launch to Orbit

A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off Saturday, June 13, at 7:17 a.m. EDT (1117 GMT/UT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will provide online updates at: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

A webcast June 12 at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT/UT) will start the in-depth online coverage of the mission. Host Damon Talley of NASA's Digital Learning Network will preview the flight, and payload mission manager Scott Higginbotham will describe the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex andthe elements to be installed during Endeavour's mission. See also NASA-TV.

A blog will provide launch countdown updates beginning at 2 a.m. (0600 GMT/UT) on June 13. Originating from the Launch Control Center at Kennedy, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to l aunch. See also NASA-TV.

During the STS-127 mission, visitors to NASA's shuttle Web site can read about the astronauts' progress and watch their five spacewalks live. Also, updates will be provided to the NASA News Twitter feed. To access the feed, visit: http://www.twitter.com/nasa Also, Mission Status is provided by SpaceFlightNow.

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