"Endeavour" Go and Travel Up by MagikUnicorn
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Successful Launch: Canadian Astronaut Julie Payette en route to the International Space Station
July 15, 2009 – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Julie Payette is finally on her way to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, following a picture perfect launch from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida this evening at 6:03 p.m. EDT.
Canada is proud to play a key role in this important and complex assembly mission during which Julie Payette will have the responsibility of operating the Shuttle Canadarm, the Station’s Canadarm2, and the Japanese robotic arm.
Astronaut Payette will be joining Astronaut Robert Thirsk, already aboard the Station since May. It will be the first time in our nation’s history that two Canadian astronauts work side-by-side in space.
“This mission marks a key moment in Canada's space history and further demonstrates this government’s commitment to science and technology,” said the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency. “Canadian astronauts and our advanced technology are playing an absolutely critical role in the mission and in the assembly of the Space Station.”
“This is a historic mission for all the international partners, because all five space agencies – Canada, the United States, Russia, Japan and Europe – are represented on the Space Station,” said CSA President Steve MacLean from the Kennedy Space Centre, as he watched Endeavour disappear into the sky. “When the shuttle docks, a record 13 astronauts will be on board the orbiting laboratory, including two Canadians. I am very proud of the work that our astronauts are doing.”
All three of the robotic arms will be put to use during this mission, sometimes all on the same day. The Shuttle’s Canadarm and the station’s Canadarm2 will be put through their regular paces for surveys, unloading cargo and moving equipment and spacewalkers around, and the new Japanese robotic arm will be making its debut to transfer science experiments.
Mission STS-127 is scheduled to be 16 days long. This is only the second time that astronauts have gone into a mission planning to stay in space for that long, and the second time that five spacewalks have been planned for a Station mission.
The mission’s main event will be the installation of an external platform on the Japanese laboratory Kibo along with scientific experiments that will be exposed to the extreme environment of space.
This will be Payette’s second space flight and second visit to the Space Station. Ten years ago, during the earliest stages of its assembly, she was the first Canadian to step inside the Station. Now, the Station is nearly complete. The Station has increased its living space by 45 percent in the past two years, and the number of astronauts working and living on board will have doubled by the time Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives.
Comments (85)
lunchlady
Very cool image!!!!!
myquad
Great work!
mikeerson
So the Shuttle finally got every one loaded up, the weather was good... And it got off the planet - cool.... I had to take a break from commenting, because they were showing how the moon landing 40 years ago was retouched so the image looks better - cool.... it's been 40 years and they don't have condos up there? What's up with that??? That would be a wild vacation, huh? Sitting on the moon watching the Earth float by... imagine how much bigger the earth is than the moon - man that would be a site.... Nice looking shuttle.
atlas7
Un beau contraste de blanc et noir pour une prouesse humaine qui est devenue bien "banale" à nos yeux... On ne réalise plus qu'il s'agit à chaque fois d'un exploit pour l'humanité... 5+
claude19
B.R.A.V.O.
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
kahun.hida
今日の朝、日本の「若田こういち」さんを迎えに行くスペースシャトルが打ち上げられました。 何度も打ち上げが延期になって心配していましたが、今回打ち上げ成功となって喜んでいます。 どこの国の宇宙飛行士の方達には素晴らしい勇気と、冒険心と、人類の発展に努力する、 その姿に感動しています。 アメリカの宇宙に対する取り組みには頭が下がります。 いつもありがとう (^.^)/~~~
carlx
Excellent composition, my friend!!!
adrie
Nice work Magik, excellent done.
Anjour
Excellent work and composition...bravo!!!:)
lucindawind
a wonderful dedi to our part in space and the astronauts ~
lior
Ça touche les niveaux de la perfection!
wannes
Une fois a bord de la station spatiale internationale, votre astronaute et le notre (Frank Dewinne) save parler le français entre eux :) Bon travail!
KarmaSong
Les maudits français sont-ils acceptés à bord de cette navette?! ....Un travail superbe,Magik!
Shirahime
Excellent!
flaviok
Fantástica meu amigo, excelente obra e narrativa, aplausos (5)
1358
good on you, Julie... taing one of NASA's old pick ups out for a spin..... gas mileage ain't what it used to be... very cool pic!
Flint_Hawk
What we used to think was Science Fiction is becoming reality! What an amazing & exciting time!
hipps13
awesome work warm hugs, Linda
Star4mation
Super render Magik :)
kftate
Great image and information! Very excellent work!!
sossy
impressive and contrastful! thanks for the interesting info! ;o)
Danny_G
Great tribute to your fellow Canuck !
3x3
lovely tribute my friend x
miashadows
Love your passion for space.Beautiful work !!
UteBigSmile
Hope that they can come home safelyª!ª! Hug's Ute
cmcc
i didn't realize what a big player canada was in the space center. i'm feom new orleans but i'll have to take a little more pride in my mother's side of the family; both her parents were newfies. nice pic.
renecyberdoc
wonderful tribute.
mickeyrony
Hummm. Beautiful performance Magik. Best the way of to send in the air lol ......... Cheer always an impeccable work and an exemplary narration. Mile mercies still((5++)) Hummm. Belle performance Magik . La meilleur façon de s'envoyer en l'air lol......... Bravo toujours un travail impeccable et une narration exemplaire. Mile mercis encore((5++))
JSGraphics
Marvelous! Very Well Done!