Endeavour lifts off on two-week ultraviolet astronomy mission.
Seven astronauts blasted off aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour yesterday on a two-week astronomy mission to survey the universe in the ultraviolet wavelengths. Liftoff on STS-67 came at 1:38 a.m. EST, one minute and 13 seconds late because controllers had to shift to a backup heater on the flash...
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