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    STS123-S-026 (11 March 2008) --- Against a black sky, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member STS-123 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. (EDT). Onboard are NASA astronauts Dominic Gorie, commander; Gregory H. Johnson, pilot; Robert L. Behnken, Mike Foreman, Rick Linnehan, Garrett Reisman and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takao Doi, all mission specialists. The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Reisman will join Expedition 16 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the ISS.

  • Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon (seated left), Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier (seated right), NASA Associate Administrator Christopher Scolese (standing right) and other NASA managers› View High-res
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    STS123-S-027 (11 March 2008) --- Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon (seated left), Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier (seated right), NASA Associate Administrator Christopher Scolese (standing right) along with other NASA managers watch the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-123) from the Launch Control Center Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:28 a.m. (EDT). Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls