Liftoff for Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space shuttle Endeavour began a 15 day mission Friday night with a spectacular nighttime launch. Endeavour lit up the Space Coast sky while thousands of onlookers observed what might be the final nighttime launch of the shuttle program. There are only eight shuttle missions scheduled before the program ends in 2010.

Endeavour is scheduled to return to Kennedy Space Center on November 29 as long as the weather conditions are favorable, so the astronauts will be celebrating Thanksgiving on board the International Space Station. Listen for the sonic boom upon the shuttle's return. Check Nasa for more details about the Endeavour mission.