Scheduled today at 3:27pm EDT, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will launch with over 500000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. "Forecasters continue to predict a 70 percent chance of favorable weather for today's launch. The only concerns are low cloud ceilings and high crosswinds at the Shuttle Landing Facility at time of liftoff." NASA writes.
This is the last time Endeavor will ever launch into space, so this will be a moment observed in NASA space shuttle history. Obama and his family are actually attending this event that will also offer a luncheon. But, the main reason why Endeavor is launching today is for experimental purposes. "This experiment will look for elusive antimatter and the origins of mysterious dark matter" writes RedOrbit. The picture below shows Endeavor at its launch pad on April 28th.
This is the last time Endeavor will ever launch into space, so this will be a moment observed in NASA space shuttle history. Obama and his family are actually attending this event that will also offer a luncheon. But, the main reason why Endeavor is launching today is for experimental purposes. "This experiment will look for elusive antimatter and the origins of mysterious dark matter" writes RedOrbit. The picture below shows Endeavor at its launch pad on April 28th.
