CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crawler-transporter beneath space shuttle Endeavour and the mobile launcher platform makes its slow journey from Launch Pad 39B to Launch Pad 39A, a 3.4-mile trip. First motion was at 8:28 a.m. EDT. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14 on the STS-126 mission. On this 27th mission to the International Space Station, Endeavour will carry the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier and the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo that will hold supplies and equipment, including additional crew quarters, additional exercise equipment, spare hardware and equipment for the regenerative life support system. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date October 23, 2008