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The crew of space shuttle Endeavours mission STS-134 stand together for pictures after they arrived for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 26, 2011. Replicas Jets Jersey . From left are Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff, Mission Specialist Drew Feustel, Mission Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Mission Specialist Mike Fincke and Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori of Italy and the European Space Agency. Launch of Endeavour is scheduled for April 29, with Kellys wife, US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, expected to view the launch at the Kennedy Space Center. She was injured in a shooting in Arizona in January. [PhotoAgencies] CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The astronaut husband of wounded Congresswoman Leon Washington Jersey
Gabrielle Giffords arrived at NASAs launch site Tuesday for this weeks flight of space shuttle Endeavour, and said his wife would be following him pretty soon - in plenty of time for liftoff. Endeavour is set to blast off Friday afternoon on its final voyage. It will be the next-to-last space shuttle mission. Navy Capt. Mark Kelly and his crew flew into Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday afternoon. The countdown began about an hour later. Speaking on behalf of his five crewmates, Kelly expressed pleasure at seeing the astronauts wives and children, who flew in a little earlier and gathered nearby. Giffords wasAuthentic Brett Favre Jersey
 not in the crowd. She has been in Houston, where she is undergoing rehabilitation for a gunshot wound to the head. She was attacked January 8 in her Tucson, Arizona, hometown. Im personally looking forward to my wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, getting here pretty soon, to be here in time for our launch on Friday, Kelly told the crowd of family members and journalists. Its something shes been looking forward to for a long time, he said. Shes been working really hard to make sure that her doctors would permit her to come. Shes more than medically ready to be here, and shes excited about making this trip. Kelly was joined Tuesday by his identical twin, astronaut Scott Kelly. Both wore turquoise Gabby wristbands. Her staff said Giffords travel for Florida would be provided by NASA. President Barack Obama and his family also will attend the liftoff. NASA test director Jeremy Graeber said the presidential visit - and Giffords presence - will not distract the launch team. Its exciting, though, to have so many New York Jets Shonn Greene Jersey
people coming for Endeavours final takeoff, especially first-time guests, he said. Forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 80 percent. Launch time is 3:47 p.m. local time. Endeavour will carry a $2 billion particle physics experiment to the International Space Station along with a load of spare station parts. The 30-year shuttle program will end this summer with the flight of Atlantis. This will be the 134th shuttle mission overall and the 25th for NASAs youngest shuttle. It first flew in 1992, as the replacement for the lost Challenger. Were going to take Endeavour out for a couple more, probably about 5 or 6 million more miles, Kelly said. It already has logged 116 million miles. After 25 flights, we will hopefully land here on this runway and then Endeavour is done with its service to the country. Endeavour will retire to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.   Joe Namath Jersey
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