NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched Space Shuttle, Endeavour on 16 May 2011 from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida for its final mission. The Space Shuttle, Endeavour carried a particle physics experiment to the International Space Station. The particle physics experiment is worth of 2 billion dollars. Once the Endeavour will be set in its orbit, it will deploy its payload, the 7.5-ton Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS).
Before starting the Endeavour mission, the NASA spent a considerable time trouble shooting and replacing circuitry that controlled a critical heater in the hydraulic system needed to keep it from freezing in space.
Endeavour will look for evidence of antimatter and undetected dark matter which is believed to form a quarter of the mass of the universe. Endeavour will have a 16-day mission. Besides the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), spare parts including two S-band communications antennas, a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for Dextre will also be delivered.
Endeavour (OV-105) arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility on 7 May 1991. It was authorized by Congress in August 1987.
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