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Description: Spewing flames and smoke, Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the twilight sky on mission STS-108. The second attempt in two days, liftoff occurred at 5:19:28 p.m. EST (10:19.28 GMT). Endeavour will dock with the International Space Station on Dec. 7. STS-108 is the final Shuttle mission of 2001 and the 107th Shuttle flight overall. It is the 12th flight to the Space Station. Landing of the orbiter at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility is targeted for 1:05 p.m. EST (6:05 p.m. GMT) Dec. 16.
Title: STS-108 Launch
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-108/html/ksc-01pd-1787.html (direct link)
Author: NASA
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