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This image provided by NASA shows the Tranquility node in space ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:47:09 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by NASA shows the Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and docking mechanism backdropped by mountainous terrain, in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck window Monday Feb. 9, 2010. Endeavour is closing the gap to the International Space Station and will link up with it about 12:06 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 10, 201-. (AP Photo/NASA).

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:43 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles in the hatch which connects the flight deck and middeck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (L) and Nicholas Patrick, both ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:35 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (L) and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. Picture taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, works at the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:59:30 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, works at the commander's station on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, occupies the pilot's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:58:26 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, occupies the pilot's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Backdropped by mountainous terrain, the Tranquility node in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:57:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Backdropped by mountainous terrain, the Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods and docking mechanism are featured in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck windowshortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. Picture taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:57:18 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

The Tranquility node is seen in the space shuttle Endeavour's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:57:14 GMT

(Reuters) - The Tranquility node is seen in the space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck window shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. Picture taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:56:06 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, holds a High Definition Video (HDV) camera on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, is pictured ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:57 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, is pictured on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. Picture taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (R) and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:53:48 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (R) and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:52:41 GMT

(Reuters) - NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, is pictured on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour during the crew's first day in flight in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

The space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 lifts off from Kennedy Space ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - The space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on February 8. Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.(AFP/File/Bruce Weaver)

L-R: US space shuttle Endeavour crew members Robert Behnken, ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - L-R: US space shuttle Endeavour crew members Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Stephen Robinson, Kathryn Hire, pilot Terry Virts and commander George Zamka on February 8. Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.(AFP/File/Bruce Weaver)

The US space shuttle Endeavour. Astronauts on the US space shuttle ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:09 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - The US space shuttle Endeavour. Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.(AFP/Graphic)

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on February 8 on its way to the International Space Station. Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.(AFP/File/Bruce Weaver)

Convicted spy Dongfan "Greg" Chung (R) is shown with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:45:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Convicted spy Dongfan "Greg" Chung (R) is shown with his Chinese contact Gu Weihao, according to the United States Department of Justice that was introduced as evidence in Chung's trial, in this undated evidence photo released by the United States DOJ February 8, 2010. Chung, a former Boeing Co engineer who was convicted last year of passing space shuttle secrets to the Chinese government in America's first economic espionage trial, was sentenced on February 8, 2010 to 15 years in prison. REUTERS/DOJ/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Convicted spy Dongfan "Greg" Chung is shown in this ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:20:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Convicted spy Dongfan "Greg" Chung is shown in this undated evidence photo released by the United States Department of Justice February 8, 2010. Chung, a former Boeing Co engineer who was convicted last year of passing space shuttle secrets to the Chinese government in America's first economic espionage trial, was sentenced on February 8, 2010 to 15 years in prison. REUTERS/DOJ/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

The Boeing company's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.A ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:28:00 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The Boeing company's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.A Chinese-born aerospace engineer was jailed for more than 15 years Monday after being convicted of selling technology from Boeing and Rockwell related to the US space shuttle program to China, officials said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)

The space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 lifts off from Kennedy Space ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:01 GMT

(AFP) - The space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts blasted off and headed for the International Space Station to deliver a module dubbed Tranquility.(AFP/Bruce Weaver)

Graphic presentation of US space shuttle Endeavour, due to be ...

(AFP GRAPHIC) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:01 GMT

(AFP GRAPHIC) - Graphic presentation of US space shuttle Endeavour, due to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center. The US space shuttle Endeavour on Monday soared into orbit carrying an observation deck for the International Space Station, a seven-windowed dome offering breathtaking views.(AFP GRAPHIC)

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASA's ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:01 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts reached orbit after a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center here, NASA has said.(AFP/Getty Images/Eliot J. Schechter)

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:38:17 GMT

(AP) - Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour's six member crew will deliver a large room with a cupola to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate administrator for Space Operations, ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:34:23 GMT

(AP) - Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate administrator for Space Operations, left, speaks following the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. To the right is Jean Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:31:44 GMT

(AP) - Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour's six member crew will deliver a large room with a cupola to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Bill Gertenmaier, NASA Associate administrator for Space Operations, ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:29:14 GMT

(AP) - Bill Gertenmaier, NASA Associate administrator for Space Operations, left, speaks following the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday Feb. 8, 2010. To the right is Jean Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:16:18 GMT

(AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station. A piece of foam insulation is seen falling to the right of the orbiter. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:25 GMT

(Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 8, 2010. The 13-day mission includes three space walks and the delivery of a module that will increase the interior space of the International Space Station. REUTERS/Thom Baur (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:46 GMT

(AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:01:35 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:59:30 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:56:25 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:54:19 GMT

In a photo provided by NASA, guests watch from the terrace of ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:35:25 GMT

(AP) - In a photo provided by NASA, guests watch from the terrace of the Operations Support Building II as space shuttle Endeavour launches from pad 39A on the STS-130 mission early Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour and its crew will deliver to the International Space Station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. The mission will feature three spacewalks. (AP Photo/NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39a at Kennedy ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:30:23 GMT

(AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour, is scheduled for a 13 day mission to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:09:53 GMT

(Reuters) - The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39a at Kennedy ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:06:30 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:06:24 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:05:22 GMT

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39a at Kennedy ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:57:38 GMT

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:55:04 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:54:28 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:53:22 GMT

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:51:18 GMT

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:37 GMT

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:38:59 GMT

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:38:45 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour is seen shortly after the rotating ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:25:51 GMT

(Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour is seen shortly after the rotating service structure is rolled back on February 6, 2010 at Pad 39A of the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour and the crew members of the STS-130 mission are set to launch on February 7 at 4:39 a.m. EST. REUTERS/Bill Ingalls/NASA/Handout

In this image from NASA TV the crew cabin of the space shuttle ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:33:38 GMT

(Reuters) - In this image from NASA TV the crew cabin of the space shuttle Endeavour is seen ready for the STS-130 crew's second launch attempt in as many nights from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida February 8, 2010. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts leave the crew quarters on ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:32:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts leave the crew quarters on their way to launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida February 8, 2010. The crew consists of (front row L to R) commander George Zamka and pilot Terry Virts, (second row L to R) mission specialists Kay Hire and Steve Robinson and (third row L to R) mission specialists Nicholas Patrick and Bob Behnken. REUTERS/Thom Baur (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH)