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STS-130, the 32nd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, will deliver the third connecting module - the [i]Tranquility[/i] node - and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics. The flight will feature three spacewalks. George Zamka will command space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 crew. Terry Virts will serve as the pilot. Mission specialists are Nick Patrick, Bob Behnken, Steve Robinson and Kay Hire.
At Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour arrived Friday, Dec. 11 in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for the next phase of its launch preparations. The rollover from its hangar, Orbiter Processing Facility 2, began at 11:53 a.m. CST and was completed at 1:08 p.m. when Endeavour was towed into the VAB. Next, Endeavour was lifted over a transom and lowered into high bay 1, where was attached to its external tank and twin solid rocket boosters. Rollout of the completed shuttle stack to Pad 39A is planned for early January 2010. Liftoff of Endeavour on the STS-130 mission is targeted for 3:49 a.m. CST on Feb. 7.
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