NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Set for Move to Vehicle Assembly Building

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06.27.07

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-76

NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET FOR MOVE TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In preparation for the STS-118 mission to the 
International Space Station, NASA is scheduled to rollover space 
shuttle Endeavour from its hanger, the Orbiter Processing Facility, 
to the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building on Monday, 
July 2.

In the Vehicle Assembly Building, crews will mate Endeavour to its 
external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.

The next milestone for Endeavour is the 3.4-mile rollout to Launch Pad 
39A, planned for July 11. Endeavour is targeted for launch in early 
August. During the 11-day mission to the station, Endeavour's crew of 
seven astronauts will add the Starboard 5 (S5) segment to the right 
side of the station's backbone, or truss, deliver 5,000 pounds of 
supplies and conduct repairs.

The mission will be Endeavour's first flight in more than four years. 
The shuttle has undergone extensive modifications, including the 
addition of safety upgrades already added to shuttles Discovery and 
Atlantis. Endeavour also features new hardware, such as the 
Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System that will allow the docked 
shuttle to draw electrical power from the station and extend its 
visits to the orbiting lab.

Video of the rollover will air on NASA Television's Video File. For 
NASA TV downlink, streaming video and video file scheduling 
information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about the STS-118 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

	
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