The Endeavors of Endeavour
A photo gallery of the youngest space shuttle as it prepares for its final flight.
The April 29 planned launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, shown here on the launch pad the night before, has been delayed until May 8 at the earliest; engineers detected a malfunction in a unit that provides the hydraulic pressure needed to control the shuttle during takeoffs and landings. The source of the malfunction has been traced to a power control box, the aft load control assembly-2 in Endeavour’s aft compartment. Engineers plan to replace the box and any faulty hardware. With luck, it will be the last glitch in the long story of Endeavour, which has flown 24 times since its maiden voyage in 1992 and will be retired after a final 14-day mission to the International Space Station.
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