
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The clouds of smoke and steam generated during liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-123 mission capture the light from the flames flowing from the engines and solid rocket boosters. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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March 11, 2008
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