[Scan-DC] Shuttle Blasts Off for Space Station

[b_thom at juno.com]

Well, I missed it. If I had known, I could easily have got up to see
this. The skies were clear, at least by 5:05a.m., when I did get up
anyway. I always get up early, whether I need to or not.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/science/space/09shuttle.html

Shuttle Blasts Off for Space Station

By KENNETH CHANG
Published: February 8, 2010 
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The space shuttle Endeavour thundered into
orbit before dawn Monday morning, briefly turning darkness into daylight.

It was the second effort to get the Endeavour off the ground, 24 hours
after clouds over the launching pad scrubbed Sunday’s attempt. 

Clouds again encroached, but there were enough holes to allow the
Endeavour to lift off on schedule at 4:14 a.m., a bright streak rising to
the northeast along the East Coast. It was the 130th launching of a
shuttle and probably the last night launching as the program winds down
and ends after four more flights.
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