The countdown to launch of space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission officially began at 9 a.m. today as countdown clocks began counting backward from T-43 hours. Final prelaunch activities remain on schedule as NASA prepares for liftoff of Endeavour on Saturday, June 13, at 7:17 a.m. EDT. The seven STS-127 crew members arrived at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility late Monday night. "I have no issues to report," said NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson. (source: nasa.gov)
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