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Mission: STS-130
Orbiter: Endeavour
Primary Payload: Tranquility Node 3, cupola
Launched: Feb. 8, 2010
Launch Time: 4:14 a.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Image: Space shuttle Endeavour lights up the night sky as it lifts off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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Additional Resources
› STS-130 Press Kit (8.4 Mb PDF)
› STS-130 Mission Summary (448 Kb PDF)
› Orbiter Status Updates
Orbiter: Endeavour
Primary Payload: Tranquility Node 3, cupola
Launched: Feb. 8, 2010
Launch Time: 4:14 a.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Image: Space shuttle Endeavour lights up the night sky as it lifts off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann › High-res image
Additional Resources
› STS-130 Press Kit (8.4 Mb PDF)
› STS-130 Mission Summary (448 Kb PDF)
› Orbiter Status Updates
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'Good Luck and Godspeed'
Launch Director Mike Leinbach says farewell to the STS-130 crew.
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STS-130 Educator Resources
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STS-130: Mission Timeline
Endeavour and crew will deliver the Tranquility connecting node with its Cupola to the International Space Station.
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