The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off early Tuesday morning on a 16-day mission to the deliver equipment to the International Space Station. The 2:28 a.m. liftoff brightened the darkened skies over the Kennedy Space Center and could be seen along the East Coast of the United States.
The seven-member crew will deliver a Japanese supply module as well as a Canadian robot named Dextre, which is designed to perform routine maintenance on the station’s exterior.
NASA officials say the shuttle is performing well.
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