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Rominger straps in SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: April 19, 2001  Commander Kent Rominger climbs into his seat on the flight deck of Endeavour, becoming the first crew member to board the space shuttle for launch. Photo: Spaceflight Now/NASA TV 
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Ride a rocket! A 50-minute VHS video cassette from Spaceflight Now features spectacular "rocketcam" footage from April's launch of NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey probe. Available from the Astronomy Now Store in NTSC format (North America and Japan) and PAL (UK, most of Europe, Australia and other countries). Status Summary 
Touchdown occurred at 12:11 p.m. EDT on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Rain, low clouds and crosswinds forced NASA to scrub plans to land Endeavour in Florida.
The Soyuz capsule docked to the station at 3:58 a.m. EDT. Hatch opening occurred at 5:28 a.m. EDT.
Endeavour undocked from the station at 1:34 p.m. EDT Sunday while flying 240 miles above the South Pacific.See the Status Center for full play-by-play coverage.
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