Endeavour Reaches Space Station, Begins 11-day Mission

摘要

NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the international space station the afternoon of July 17, setting the stage for a series of spacewalks to install the final element of Japan's contribution to the orbital facility.rnEndeavour and its seven-person crew launched July 15, more than a month late because of delays due to technical issues and weather. The orbiter pulled up to the station's Harmony Node 2 at 1:47 p.m. EDT, after spending two days playing orbital catch-up with the station.