NASA's space shuttle Endeavour has finally lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida today, its sixth bid in recent weeks to launch toward the orbiting International Space Station.
"We have main engine start. Four, three, two, one, booster ignition and liftoff," an announcer from the space agency's mission control said.
Soaring into the sky, the shuttle accelerated into space faster than the speed of sound, reaching 26,000 km/h in less than nine minutes.
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