The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the sky at sunset as it lifted off on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT, Aug. 8, 2007 on mission STS-118, the 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station. The mission will continue space station construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment, S5, and other payloads such as the SPACEHAB module.
The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the sky at sunset as it lifted off on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT, Aug. 8, 2007, on mission STS-118, the 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station.
The mission will continue space station construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment, S5, and other payloads such as the SPACEHAB module and the external stowage platform 3. The 11-day mission may be extended to as many as 14 depending on the test of the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System that will allow a docked shuttle to draw electrical power from the station and extend its visits to the orbiting lab.Image credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley