Endeavour is ready for blastoff

NASA managers cleared space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts on Monday, for launch on Wednesday.The blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for 6:36 p.m.(USA time).According to forecasters there is a 70% chance of good weather for blastoff.The crew, which plans to spend 7-10 days at the orbital complex, includes former Idaho elementary school teacher Barbara Morgan.Barbara Morgan trained as a backup for "teacher-in-space" Christa McAuliffe, a member of the final Challenger crew. Unfortunately on January 28, 1986, 73 seconds after liftoff, Christa McAuliffe and other six astronauts were killed because one of the space shuttle's booster rockets leaked fuel and generated a huge explosion.NASA promised Morgan a flight in the future and now, after 21 years it is finally happening. Barbara Morgan is now a fully trained mission specialist.Endeavour hasn't left the ground for about five years.The space shuttle is ready for anything now and NASA is very optimistic about the launch on Wednesday.This is a true lesson of keeping promises well exposed by NASA.

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