The Last Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor
May 16, 2011 marked a very important date in NASA history. It was the launching of Space Shuttle Endeavor's final mission, STS-134, into Earth's orbit. This picture was captured only seconds after the powerful launch. Six astronauts are inside this massive shuttle and were expected to dock with the International Space Station on May 18th. With them they have brought a special detector, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, that will detect special types of dark matter, antimatter, and strangelets. Unfortunately, this was one of the last shuttles ever planned to launch from this space station. It is a marvelous sight that we Floridians will surely miss.
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