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| As billows of smoke spread across Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour climbs into the sky on mission STS-118. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray | ||||
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| Space Shuttle Endeavour soars through the sky as it begins its journey on mission STS-118 to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray | ||||
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| Spewing smoke from the solid rocket boosters, Space Shuttle Endeavour roars into the sky on mission STS-118. The liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray | ||||
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| Space Shuttle Endeavour races into the sky trailing columns of fire from the solid rocket boosters as it begins mission STS-118. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray | ||||
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| NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, foreground, watches the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour from the Launch Control Center Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls | ||||
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| The trail of smoke from Space Shuttle Endeavour curves as the shuttle hurtles into space on mission STS-118. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley | ||||
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| Emerging from the billows of smoke below, Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the sky on mission STS-118. Photo courtesy of Nikon/Scott Andrews | ||||
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| Space Shuttle Endeavour climbs above the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A as it begins its journey on mission STS-118. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton | ||||
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| Photographers at NASA News Center capture the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton | ||||
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| Emerging from the billows of smoke below, Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the sky on mission STS-118. Photo courtesy of Reuters | ||||