The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station.
A Gopher turtle on May 15, 2011 as it crosses the crawlerway in front of launch pad 39-A where the shuttle Endeavour stands at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-134 crew (R-L front to back) Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Mission Specialist Mike Fincke, Roberto Vittori, European Space Agency astronaut, Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building to the waiting Astrovan for the ride to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 15, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA has given Endeavour the all clear to embark on its final flight to the International Space Station on May 16. STS-134 will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Endeavour crew Commander Mark Kelly ( R) and Pilot Greg H. Johnson stand together after walking out of the Operations and Checkout Building to the waiting Astrovan for the ride to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 15, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Commander Kelly's wife congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, is attending the launch.
The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011.
NASA space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. After 20 years, 25 missions and more than 115 million miles in space, Endeavour is on its final flight to the International Space Station.
The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011.
The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station.
US space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 16, 2011 for its final and what will be the penultimate flight for the US shuttle program. "We want to thank all the tens of thousands of employees who have put their hands on this incredible ship," shuttle commander Mark Kelly said moments before liftoff at 8:56 a.m.
Spectators watch as the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2011 in Titusville, Florida. Endeavour is on its final mission to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Mission STS-134 will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station.
Photographers capture space shuttle Endeavour as it pierces the clouds and disappears after launch at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Daytona Beach News-Journal, Craig Rubadoux)
US space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 16, 2011 for its final mission.
Spectators watch as the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2011 in Titusville, Florida. Endeavour is on its final mission to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Mission STS-134 will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Endeavour flies past the US and mission flags after launch at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011.
NASA space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
Spectators watch as the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39 A at Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2011 in Titusville, Florida.
Crowds gather and watch the launch of NASA space shuttle Endeavour from Kennedy Space Center on the beach May 16, 2011 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Endeavour embarked on its final flight to the International Space Station on May 16. Mission STS-134 will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station. Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is married to Endeavour Commander Mark Kelly, is recovering from an attempted homicide and will be attending the launch.
NASA space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. After 20 years, 25 missions and more than 115 million miles in space, Endeavour is on its final flight to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Capt. Mark E. Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords's husband, will lead mission STS-134 as it delivers the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station.
Endeavour is on its final flight to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
Space shuttle Endeavour leaves a smoke trail as it flies off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011.
NASA space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
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