Space Shuttle Endeavour’s STS-123 Mission officially set for launch after getting "go" from NASA's Mission Management Team on Sunday

Published: March 10, 2008, 12:05 am

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About Photo: From the left (front row) are Pilot Gregory Johnson and Commander Dominic Gorie. From the left (back row) are mission specialists Richard Linnehan, Robert Behnken, Garrett Reisman, Michael Foreman and Takao Doi, a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut.Photo Credit: NASA*************************************************Sunday, March 09, 2008Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission is officially set for launch after getting the "go" from NASA's Mission Management Team on Sunday. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is scheduled for 2:28 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 11th.LeRoy Cain, chair for the team, stated that the countdown to liftoff is proceeding smoothly. "I'm happy to report that the mission management team is not working any issues or constraints to launch." said Cain.Endeavour's go for launch clears STS-123's seven astronauts to start final preparations for their mission. Over the next few days, the crew will be busy double-checking equipment,

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