Space shuttle Endeavour travels to launch pad on freezing morning for February flight

By Marcia Dunn, AP
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Space shuttle moved to launch pad on freezing morn

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour is on the launch pad after a freezing three-and-a-half-mile trip.

NASA moved the shuttle out of its hangar before dawn Wednesday. The temperature was bitterly cold, getting as low as 29. As a precaution, NASA turned on the shuttle heaters earlier than usual. In addition, workers limited their time outside to 30-minute shifts during Endeavour’s six-hour trip to the pad.

Six astronauts will ride Endeavour into orbit Feb. 7. They will deliver two of the last major pieces of the International Space Station, a connecting chamber named Tranquility and a cupola with seven windows.

NASA’s shuttle program is in its final countdown. Only five missions remain.

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