**The most comprehensive collection of Shuttle, Ares, Orion and ISS related presentions and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> **<\/em><\/font><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Special STS-118 L2 Section now live, filled with documentation, processing memos, mission notes, videos, handbooks, checklists, and our very special live updates of actual live NASA mission notes direct from mission control, allowing you to follow the mission at the same time as NASA, along with real NASA\/USA engineers helping update and explain status live. All totally unavailable anywhere else on the net.<\/font><\/p>\n High Res 510 mb launch video available now on L2.<\/p>\n Several Hi Res photos of the post MECO ET, and debris events during ascent now available on L2.<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-118 COUNTDOWN LIVE**<\/font><\/em> (Including links to all NASA Video \u2013 press conferences and mission milestones \u2013 for free).<\/p>\n Space Shuttle models (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n Article:<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font>Endeavour\u2019s launch marks the second in a row lift-off to occur on the first attempt, following Atlantis\u2019 ride uphill during STS-117. This time, however, engineers had to evaluate a couple of extra issues during the countdown<\/font>.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n <\/font>They included the monitoring of the coolant pump for the Fuel Cells onboard Endeavour, a crack observed in foam on the External Tank \u2013 which was later cleared as safe to fly \u2018as is\u2019 by the Mission Management Team (MMT), and side hatch closure indication errors.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n <\/font>In the end, none of the issues proved to be a constraint to launch, as Endeavour rose into perfect weather at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n <\/font> However, around 30 seconds after SRB (Solid Rocket Booster) separation, one visible debris event was observed, liberating from the ET, but \u2013 on first views \u2013 missing the orbiter\u2019s TPS (Thermal Protection System). At the time of liberation, it is unlikely to be an immediate concern for NASA. <\/font><\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n Evaluation of video, and the upcoming inspections will be used to clear the event as a concern \u2013 which is expected, given the debris only appeared to be small.<\/p>\n In the post launch press conference, it was confirmed that several debris events happened after SRB sep, but all were after the point in which they could cause damage to the orbiter, had they of hit the TPS. Overall, it was one of the cleanest launches since Return To Flight.<\/p>\n Endeavour now has her payload bay doors open, and the crew have started on orbit operations.<\/font><\/p>\n \u2018It was really rewarding to see Endeavour fly, and see her safe on orbit,\u2019 said Launch Director Mike Leinbach. \u2018It\u2019s good to have Endeavour back in the fleet.\u2019<\/p>\n At the time of launch, the International Space Station (ISS), having passed over Canada, was at 44 deg N latitude, 54.8 deg W longitude, i.e., south of St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <\/b>(Newfoundland<\/b>) and east of Halifax <\/b>(Nova Scotia<\/b>).<\/p>\n Endeavour will be docking with the ISS on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n L2 members<\/font>: All internal NASA documentation used in our technical articles is available in full in the related L2 sections, updated live.<\/em><\/p>\n **STARLIGHT: NEW STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO**<\/font><\/em><\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE: BRAND NEW STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO \u2013 AS SEEN BY THE STS-117 CREW!!**<\/font> -. **NASASpaceflight.com Job Opportunities**<\/em><\/font> <\/font><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shuttle Endeavour is back on orbit, after successfully launches from Pad 39A this evening. 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