The experience is thrilling and transforming. When the blast of a rocket launch slams you against the wall and all the rust is shaken off your body, you will hear the great shout of the universe and the joyful crying of people who have been changed by what they've seen.' No one leaves a space shuttle unchanged. After more than a decade on display at the California Science Center, the space shuttle Endeavour will begin the final trek to its permanent home at a new Los Angeles. Let us not tear up the future, but rather again heed the creative metaphors that render space travel a religious experience. In an emergency, it could be returned to its extended position in just 28 few seconds if necessary. Novelist Ray Bradbury once commented: 'Too many of us have lost the passion and emotion of the remarkable things we've done in space. The Orbiter Access Arm is being retracted from Space Shuttle Discovery. Impressive over the television, in person it is overwhelming, uniquely magical. The power of a big rocket's launch is daunting. We spoke with Roger Launius, the museum's senior curator in the division of space history, anyway to hear what he has to say about the viewing experience: "The thrill of a shuttle launch is palpable, in no small part because of the immense destructive power totally under human control. The National Air and Space Museum had originally planned to air the launch live in its Moving Beyond Earth gallery, as it did with the shuttle Discovery's launch and landing earlier this year, but because of the rescheduled morning launch time, that wasn't possible. The 14-day mission will take the astronauts to the International Space Station and back. This morning's launch marked the last flight for Endeavour. The first scheduled launch was scrubbed in late April due to a problem with one of the orbiter's auxillary power units. EST, the crew of the Endeavour, with Mark Kelly (husband to Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords) in command, lifted off at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After weeks of delays, this morning we finally witnessed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. LAUNCH SCHEDULE FOR CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA UPDATED MACONTACT: CLIFFLETHBRIDGESPACELINE.ORG THIS LAUNCH SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ENTRIES FORMAT: NET NO EARLIER THAN LAUNCH DATE/TARGET LAUNCH VEHICLE LAUNCH TIME LAUNCH SITE PAYLOAD/MISSION ENTRIES: TO BE ANNOUNCED TERRAN I TO BE ANNOUNCED LAUNCH PAD 16 TEST.
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