Spaceflight Now | STS-127 Shuttle Report | Endeavour launches on 6th attempt

The Mission

		Orbiter: Endeavour Mission: STS-127 Payload: ISS 2J/A Launch: July 15, 2009 Time: 6:03 p.m. EDT Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Landing: July 31 @ approx. 10:48 a.m. Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Mission Status Center STS-127 Video Coverage High Definition Video NASA TV (rev. Q) Launch Windows Chart Countdown Timeline Ascent Timeline Master Flight Plan STS-127 Mission Index Our Shuttle Archive

The Crew

		Meet the astronauts flying aboard Endeavour's STS-127 mission. CDR: Mark Polansky PLT: Doug Hurley MS 1: Chris Cassidy MS 2: Julie Payette MS 3: Tom Marshburn MS 4: Dave Wolf Up: Tim Kopra Down: Koichi Wakata Current Demographics

Endeavour launches on 6th attempt

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on a mission to deliver the final components of Japan's Kibo laboratory at the international space station. Launch was delayed more than a month due to fuel leaks and bad weather.

Liftoff finally occurred at 6:03 p.m. EDT Wednesday.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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