Delayed by almost a month, the space shuttle Endeavour hurtles toward the International Space Station after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. NASA is sending the seven-person Endeavour crew to push around 4.5 tons of equipment to complete Japans Kibo outdoor laboratory.
– Maybe it was Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy’s rally cap or the
hearty thumbs from astronaut Dave Wolf. Whatever the reason, the space shuttle
Endeavour’s seven-person crew put a month of bad luck behind them July 15,
blasting off for a 16-day construction mission to the International Spac…