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NASA fuels shuttle, aims for pre-dawn launch to space station; hopeful weather will cooperate
NASA fueled shuttle Endeavour for an early morning launch in darkness Sunday with the last major pieces of the International Space Station.
Stiff wind rattled the launch site Saturday night as the fuel flowed into the shuttle, but forecasters were hopeful the gusts would subside in time for the 4:39 a.m. liftoff. The odds of good weather were 80 percent.
Technicians had to adjust the flow of air into the crew cabin before fueling could begin. That made fueling a half-hour late, but was not going to affect the launch time.
Endeavour is loaded with a new room for the space station, as well as an observation deck. Once both of those are installed, the orbiting complex will be 98 percent
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