Shuttle Endeavour blasts off

Space shuttle Endeavour has blasted off on the next-to-last flight fo the programme under the command of Mark Kelly, the husband of shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords.

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off
Mon, 16 May, 2011 - 17:52

Space shuttle Endeavour has blasted off on the next-to-last flight fo the programme under the command of Mark Kelly, the husband of shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords.

The congresswoman watched the launch in private from Kennedy Space Centre.

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