This photo released by NASA shows astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-126 mission specialist, attired in her shuttle launch and entry suit, on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during post launch activities on Friday Nov. 14, 2008. Stefanyshyn-Piper is the first woman assigned as the lead spacewalker on a shuttle flight. (AP Photo/NASA) Endeavour heading for space station rendezvous

Endeavour heading for space station rendezvous
This photo released by NASA shows astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-126 mission specialist, attired in her shuttle launch and entry suit, on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during post launch activities on Friday Nov. 14, 2008. Stefanyshyn-Piper is the first woman assigned as the lead spacewalker on a shuttle flight. (AP Photo/NASA) By Mike Schneider
Associated Press Writer /
NIGHT LAUNCH: The sound of a space shuttle blasting off its launch pad is a bone-rattling, remember-it-for-the-rest-of-your-life experience. The view isn't bad either:

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