Endeavour To Lift 7.5-Ton Astrophysics Experiment On Final Flight

Credit: William G. Hartenstein/AW&ST
The shuttle Endeavour’s far-reaching final mission will introduce “Big Science” to the International Space Station, with delivery of the $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). Endeavour’s six-man crew also will unveil an optical relative-navigation sensor to boost NASA’s ambitions of reviving...

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