http://www.newsvine.com/mark-kellyNewsvine - mark-kellyen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:34:37 +0000Sat, 18 May 2013 20:46:55 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780727-giffords-meets-with-senators-on-gun-buyer-checkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780727-giffords-meets-with-senators-on-gun-buyer-checksuspoliticsguncontrolgabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyTue, 16 Apr 2013 17:11:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17539343-kelly-gun-checks-need-mental-health-componenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17539343-kelly-gun-checks-need-mental-health-componentuspoliticskellygun-controlmark-kellySun, 31 Mar 2013 13:48:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Jan. 30, 2013 file photo Mark Kelly testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. The daughter of former astronaut Mark Kelly was walking her dog Shiner on Goff Island Beach when the dog bolted, ripping the leash from her hand and fatally attacking a beached baby sea lion Saturday March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)</p><p>En esta fotografía de archivo del 30 de enero de 2013, el ex astronauta Mark Kelly da su testimonio en una audiencia ante la Comisión Judicial del Senado en Washington, D.C. La hija de Kelly paseaba a su perro Shiner en la playa de la isla Goff cuando éste salió corriendo repentinamente, llevándose consigo la correa con la que ella lo conducía y atacó a un león marino bebé sobre la arena el sábado 23 de marzo de 2013. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite, archivo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17463254-tucson-gun-store-owner-cancels-kellys-ar-15-buyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17463254-tucson-gun-store-owner-cancels-kellys-ar-15-buyusgunkellyus-newspurchasemark-kellygabrielle-giffords'Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:14:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17463034-giffords-husband-pulls-dog-off-sea-lion-in-califhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17463034-giffords-husband-pulls-dog-off-sea-lion-in-califusattackedkellyus-newslaguna-beachsea-lionmark-kellygoff-island-beachTue, 26 Mar 2013 02:59:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Jan. 30, 2013 file photo Mark Kelly testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. The daughter of former astronaut Mark Kelly was walking her dog Shiner on Goff Island Beach when the dog bolted, ripping the leash from her hand and fatally attacking a beached baby sea lion Saturday March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17287028-mark-kellys-purchase-of-rifle-draws-criticismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17287028-mark-kellys-purchase-of-rifle-draws-criticismuskellyus-newsgun-controlgabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyTue, 12 Mar 2013 21:33:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 6, 2013 file photo, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, listens to her husband Mark Kelly, right, during a return to the supermarket where she was wounded in a rampage two years ago in Tucson, Ariz. Kelly went to a Tucson gun store a week ago to buy a .45-caliber handgun and a military-style rifle the day before the appearance. It didn't take long for the purchase to draw criticism from gun-rights supporters. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16948294-giffords-kelly-featured-in-march-issue-of-voguehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16948294-giffords-kelly-featured-in-march-issue-of-voguepeopleusus-newsgabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyWed, 13 Feb 2013 13:11:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated image provided by Vogue shows former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left, with her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, during a photo shoot at their home in Tucson, Ariz. The image and accompanying article by John Powers will be published in the March 2013 issue of Vogue, available on newsstands nationwide on Feb. 19. (AP Photo/Norman Jean Roy for Vogue)</p><p>Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly watch President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14897327-quotations-of-the-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14897327-quotations-of-the-dayquotesnew-yorkunited-statesnew-york-citybarack-obamastaten-islandus-newsand-imark-kellychris-christiejared-lee-loughnergabrielle-giffords'superstorm-sandysara-zavalaSat, 3 Nov 2012 07:22:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12283931-giffords-kelly-honor-us-merchant-marine-gradshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12283931-giffords-kelly-honor-us-merchant-marine-gradsusus-newsgraduationmerchant-marinemark-kellymerchant-marine-academyMon, 18 Jun 2012 18:42:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, center, smiles during the commencement exercises at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. Giffords husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, an alumnus of the academy, was the commencement speaker. Kelly said that he and Giffords have dedicated their lives to public service and urged the graduates to do the same. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stands for the national anthem during the commencement exercises at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. Giffords husband, formner astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, an alumnus of the academy, was chosen as the commencement speaker. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, center, receives a standing ovation during the commencement exercises at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. Giffords husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, an alumnus of the academy, was the commencement speaker. Kelly said that he and Giffords have dedicated their lives to public service and urged the graduates to do the same. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Former astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly speaks during the United States Merchant Marine Academy commencement exercises in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. Kelly, who is an alumnus of the academy, referenced his wife, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, during the speech. Kelly said that he and Giffords have dedicated their lives to public service and urged the graduates to do the same. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Former astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly speaks during the United States Merchant Marine Academy commencement exercises in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. Kelly, who is an alumnus of the academy, referenced his wife, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, during the speech. Kelly said that he and Giffords have dedicated their lives to public service and urged the graduates to do the same. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>New graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy toss their hats in the air to celebrate their graduation in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>New graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy cheer during commencement ceremonies in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>New graduate Matthew Bullard reacts as his name is called during commencement ceremonies at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>New graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy stand to be recognized during commencement ceremonies in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/20/10460858-gabby-giffords-husband-writing-childrens-bookhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/20/10460858-gabby-giffords-husband-writing-childrens-bookusbookskellyus-newsgabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyMon, 20 Feb 2012 23:01:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 1, 2011 file photo, NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly listens during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Kelly, who collaborated with his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, on her memoir, is writing a children's book about a mouse that goes to space. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10220513-giffords-husband-rules-out-2012-run-for-seathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10220513-giffords-husband-rules-out-2012-run-for-seatuspoliticskellygiffordsmark-kellyarizona-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffordsTue, 24 Jan 2012 03:49:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/06/8181280-giffords-makes-return-to-washington-for-ceremonyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/06/8181280-giffords-makes-return-to-washington-for-ceremonyuspoliticsbidengabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyThu, 6 Oct 2011 09:19:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image released by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office, shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left, and Pelosi, right, posing with Giffords husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly of the Navy, at his retirement ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The visit marks Giffords second trip to Washington since she was shot in the head last January while meeting with constituents in her district. Aides said Giffords planned to conduct no congressional business and would return to Houston shortly after the ceremony to continue her rehabilitation. (AP Photo/House Leader Nancy Pelosi's office)</p><p>In this image released by the White House, Navy Capt. Mark Kelly hugs his wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., after he received the Legion of Merit from Vice President Joe Biden during Kelly's retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/The White House, David Lienemann)</p><p>In this image released by the White House, Navy Capt. Mark Kelly speaks at his retirement ceremony as Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Kelly's wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., seated fourth from right, listen in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/The White House, David Lienemann)</p><p>In this image released by the White House, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., listens as her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly speaks at his retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/The White House, David Lienemann)</p><p>In this image released by the White House, Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, left and Kelly's wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., right, listen during Kelly's retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/The White House, David Lienemann)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/05/8170656-giffords-to-attend-husbands-retirement-ceremonyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/05/8170656-giffords-to-attend-husbands-retirement-ceremonyusretirementus-newshusbandgabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyWed, 5 Oct 2011 18:01:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/21/6908001-giffords-has-memoir-deal-kelly-retires-from-nasahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/21/6908001-giffords-has-memoir-deal-kelly-retires-from-nasaentertainmentusbooksus-newsgabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyTue, 21 Jun 2011 15:35:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords, D-Ariz., left, is shown with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. The Arizona Democrat and her husband are working on a memoir that Scribner will publish at a date to be determined. The book, currently untitled, will be an intimate chronicle of everything from their careers and courtship to the Jan. 8 tragedy when a gunman shot Giffords in the head during a political event in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File) NO SALES</p><p>FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords, D-Ariz., left, is shown with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. The Arizona Democrat and her husband are working on a memoir that Scribner will publish at a date to be determined. The book, currently untitled, will be an intimate chronicle of everything from their careers and courtship to the Jan. 8 tragedy when a gunman shot Giffords in the head during a political event in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File) NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/06/6797599-out-of-this-world-message-to-gabrielle-giffordshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/06/6797599-out-of-this-world-message-to-gabrielle-giffordsusspace-shuttlekellyus-newsgabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyMon, 6 Jun 2011 18:15:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/02/6774340-kelly-giffords-reunite-hold-hands-for-2-hourshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/02/6774340-kelly-giffords-reunite-hold-hands-for-2-hoursusspacespace-shuttleshuttlehealthcrewscienceus-newsgabrielle-giffordsmark-kellybut-mark-kellyThu, 2 Jun 2011 21:30:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Space shuttle Endeavour crew members from left: commander Mark Kelly, pilot Greg Johnson, mission specialists Mike Finke, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy, Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff acknowledge the crowd during a welcome home from space ceremony Thursday, June 2, 2011, at a NASA hangar in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p><p>Space shuttle Endeavour crew members from left: commander Mark Kelly, pilot Greg Johnson, mission specialists Mike Finke, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy and Drew Feustel take the stage during a welcome home from space ceremony Thursday, June 2, 2011, at a NASA hangar in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p><p>Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy and the European Space Agency smiles during a welcome home ceremony Thursday, June 2, 2011, at a NASA hangar in Houston. Vittori had been given the nickname "Ricky Bobby" by other crew members. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/26/6720088-space-shuttle-commander-talks-to-wife-almost-dailyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/26/6720088-space-shuttle-commander-talks-to-wife-almost-dailyusspace-shuttleshuttleshotus-newscongresswomangabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyThu, 26 May 2011 04:59:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this frame grab image taken from NASA-TV video, astronauts Cady Coleman, left, crew member of the international space station and Capt. Mark Kelly, commander of the space shuttle Endeavor, hold a news conference aboard the space station, Thursday May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA-TV)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/22/6697802-tucson-elementary-students-talk-to-endeavour-crewhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/22/6697802-tucson-elementary-students-talk-to-endeavour-crewusspacespace-shuttleshuttlestudentsscienceus-newsmark-kellyjanuary-tucsonMon, 23 May 2011 03:26:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6654282-good-stuff-giffords-relieved-by-shuttle-successhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6654282-good-stuff-giffords-relieved-by-shuttle-successspaceshuttlekellycongresswomangabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyonly-on-msnbc-comgiffords'endeavour'sMon, 16 May 2011 18:50:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>After the space shuttle Endeavour's main engine cutoff, red roses and gifts were delivered by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as well as Claire and Claudia Kelly, the wife and daughters of Endeavour commander Mark Kelly. Scott and Mark Kelly are twin brothers.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6649212-shuttle-endeavour-lifts-off-for-the-last-timehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6649212-shuttle-endeavour-lifts-off-for-the-last-timespaceshuttlenasasciencelaunchamsmark-kellyonly-on-msnbc-comendeavour'sMon, 16 May 2011 15:15:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MAY 15: The space shuttle Endeavour sits on launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center, on May 15, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour is scheduled to embark on its final flight to the International Space Station on May 16. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour STS-134 sits on launch pad 39A after the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 15, 2011. Endeavour and its six-man crew will deliver a unique astronomical and particle physics experiment to the International Space Station. The $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is designed to illuminate dark matter and other exotic forms of nature that so far have eluded scientists' grasp. REUTERS/Scott Audette (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH TRANSPORT)</p><p>NASA</p><p>NASA</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/12/6630316-astronauts-install-big-magnet-on-space-stationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/12/6630316-astronauts-install-big-magnet-on-space-stationusspacespace-shuttleshuttlescienceinternational-space-stationus-newsgabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyThu, 12 May 2011 13:30:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A photo provided by NASA shows the Endeavour at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 4, 2011. NASA will try Monday, May 16. 2011 to launch Endeavour on the penultimate space shuttle flight, after replacing a switch box and plugging in new electrical wiring.</p><p>Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly waves as he arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. Kelly will lead a crew of five other astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, from left, mission specialist Mike Fincke, British-born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, commander Mark Kelly, Canadian-born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, and mission specialist Drew Feustel arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. The launch of Endeavour is scheduled for Monday, May 16. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly addresses members of the media after he arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. Kelly will lead a crew of five other astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. The astronauts for NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight returned to Florida on Thursday for another try at launching to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour, from left, commander Mark Kelly, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, mission specialist Mike Fincke and British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, gather for a photo after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. The astronauts for NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight returned to Florida on Thursday for another try at launching to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly, right, looks at his watch, with British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, left, after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. Kelly announced to members of the media that on Monday, May 16 at a little after 9 a.m., they expect to be on their way to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Astronuat Mike Fincke, right, snaps a photo of media members with European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, left, of Italy, after arriving for final preparations for their launch on space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. The launch of Endeavour is scheduled for Monday, May 16. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, from left, commander Mark Kelly, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, mission specialist Mike Fincke and British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, wave to the media after their arrival at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. Shuttle Endeavour is due to blast off Monday morning, May 16, 2011 for NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, space shuttle Endeavour is seen on Pad 39A moments after launch was scrubbed because of technical problems at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA will try again next Monday, May 16. 2011 to launch Endeavour on the next-to-last space shuttle flight, after replacing a switch box and plugging in new electrical wiring. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)</p><p>A U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols near the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 14, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on an 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour sits on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 15, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on a 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)</p><p>The U.S. and orbiter flags wave in the breeze as the space shuttle Endeavour sits on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 15, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on a 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Plants blow in the breeze as the Rotating Service Structure pulls away from the space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 15, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on a 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Clouds drift past the space shuttle Endeavour as she sits on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 15, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on a 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>The Rotating Service Structure pulls away uncovering the space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 15, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on a 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Cattails wave in the breeze as the Rotating Service Structure pulls away from the space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 15, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on a 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>In this photo provided by NASA, the space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a after the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS), Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. During the mission, Endeavour and the STS-134 crew will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and spare parts including two S-band communications antennas, a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for Dextre. Launch is targeted for Monday, May 16 at 8:56 a.m. EDT. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>The astrovan makes it's way to the launchpad before the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. AP Photo/Morry Gash)</p><p>The astrovan makes it's way to the launchpad before the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. AP Photo/Morry Gash)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, clockwise from left, British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, mission specialist Mike Fincke and commander Mark Kelly, leave the Operations and Checkout building on their way to Pad 39A to board the shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011.(AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, from left, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy,, mission specialist Mike Fincke, British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson and commander Mark Kelly, leave the Operations and Checkout building on their way to Pad 39A to board the shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011.(AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Space Shuttle Endeavour crew from right to left: commander Mark Kelly, pilot Greg H. Johnson, mission specialist Mike Fincke, European Space Agency astronaut, Roberto Vittori, mission specialist Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff, leave the operations and check-out building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday May 16, 2011. Space Shuttle Endeavour and a six member crew will launch on a final mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)</p><p>Sunrise turns the sky red behind space shuttle Endeavour a couple of hours before the scheduled launch at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)</p><p>STS-134 commander Mark Kelly, front, waves a he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building with fellow crew members, including Mike Fincke, for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A and a planned liftoff on the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on an 16-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Space Shuttle Endeavour is seen on pad 39A as the sun rises at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday May 16, 2011. Endeavour and a crew of six are scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, from left, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy,, mission specialist Mike Fincke, British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson and commander Mark Kelly, leave the Operations and Checkout building on their way to Pad 39A to board the shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011.(AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Space shuttle Endeavour clears the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Adam Wheeler, 8, Ryan Wheeler, 11, Debbie Wheeler, and Pegy Looten holding Erin Wheeler, all from Bowie, Md., watch space shuttle Endeavour after its launch from the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)</p><p>A crowd gathers to watch the space shuttle Endeavour launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Jason Greene)</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux )</p><p>The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Atlantis, from left, mission specialist Rex Walheim, commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley, mission specialists Rex Walheim and Sandy Mangus walk beside the shuttle as it makes it way from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for its final launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The final launch of Atlantis is targeted for mid-July.(AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>The crew of space shuttle Atlantis, from left, mission specialist Rex Walheim, commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialist Sandy Mangus, greet NASA workers and members of the media as the shuttle makes its way from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for its final launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The final launch of Atlantis is targeted for mid-July. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Astronaut Rex Walheim, a mission specialist with the crew of space shuttle Atlantis, speaks with members of the media as the shuttle makes its way from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for its final launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The final launch of Atlantis is targeted for mid-July. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Photographers capture space shuttle Endeavour as it pierces the clouds and disappears after launch at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011. AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux)</p><p>A photo made from NASA video shows Endeavour over the western Pacific as it approaches the International Space Station Wednesday May 18, 2011 on the penultimate voyage of the space shuttle program. It is carrying a particle physics detector for the station. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>A photo made from NASA video shows the Endeavour docked on the Harmony node of the International Space Station, Wednesday May 18, 2011 on the penultimate voyage of the space shuttle program. It is carrying a particle physics detector for the station. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>A photo made from NASA video shows the Endeavour docking probe, bottom as it approaches the docking module on the Harmony node of the International Space Station, top, just prior to docking Wednesday May 18, 2011 as the pair approach the coast of Chile over the Pacific on the penultimate voyage of the space shuttle program. It is carrying a particle physics detector for the station. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>This undated image shows an artist's concept of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, rounded module at left, installed on the International Space Station. The mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 18, 2011, a $2 billion experiment that will search the invisible universe and help explain how everything came to be. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>In this May 12, 2008 picture made available by NASA, Samuel Ting helps with some of the 50,000 spot welds during the assembly of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer superconducting magnet manufacturer's facility in England. The mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 18, 2011, a $2 billion experiment that will search the invisible universe and help explain how everything came to be. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>In this undated picture made available by NASA, a technician examines the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 18, 2011, a $2 billion experiment that will search the invisible universe and help explain how everything came to be. (AP Photo/NASA, Glenn Benson)</p><p>This undated image shows an artist's concept of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, rounded module at left, installed on the International Space Station. The mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, a $2 billion experiment that will search the invisible universe and help explain how everything came to be. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>In this May 12, 2008 picture made available by NASA, Samuel Ting helps with some of the 50,000 spot welds during the assembly of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer superconducting magnet manufacturer's facility in England. The mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, a $2 billion experiment that will search the invisible universe and help explain how everything came to be. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>In this undated picture made available by NASA, a technician examines the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, a $2 billion experiment that will search the invisible universe and help explain how everything came to be. (AP Photo/NASA, Glenn Benson)</p><p>This image provided by NASA taken by one of the Expedition 27 crew members aboard the International Space Station recorded this image of the space shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft made their relative approach on Wednesday May 18, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>This image provided by NASA-TV shows the cosmic ray detector just prior to being attached to the International Space Station Thursday May 19, 2011. The $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer was delivered by space shuttle Endeavour. (AP Photo/NASA)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/06/6598738-giffords-dines-out-in-houston-with-kelly-friendshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/06/6598738-giffords-dines-out-in-houston-with-kelly-friendsusdinnershotus-newscongresswomangabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyFri, 6 May 2011 20:44:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/26/6538215-endeavours-last-skipper-thrives-on-speed-riskhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/26/6538215-endeavours-last-skipper-thrives-on-speed-riskusshuttlekellyus-newsmark-kellyTue, 26 Apr 2011 19:36:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 19, 2011 photo released by The Arizona Republic, Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his preparations for the second-to-last space shuttle flight while staying in the guest house of a friend during his wife's recovery in Houston, after she was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in January in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES</p><p>STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly waves to the media after arriving at Kennedy Space Center with his fellow crew members in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Kelly is the husband of wounded Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The space shuttle Endeavour and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Friday afternoon on an 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, center, talks to his twin brother Scott, left, as mission pilot Greg Johnson, right, looks on after arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Mark Kelly is the husband of wounded Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The space shuttle Endeavour and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Friday afternoon on an 14-day mission to the international space station. Scott Kelly is not a member of the STS-134 crew. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly walks past a T-38 jet after arriving at Kennedy Space Center with his fellow crew members in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Kelly is the husband of wounded Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The space shuttle Endeavour and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Friday afternoon on an 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>STS-134 crew members, from left, Mission Specialists Greg Chamitoff of Canada, Drew Feustel, Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg Johnson, Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, and Roberto Vittori of Italy, wave to the media after arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Kelly is the husband of wounded Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The space shuttle Endeavour and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Friday afternoon on an 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/25/6524971-houston-doctors-say-giffords-can-attend-launchhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/25/6524971-houston-doctors-say-giffords-can-attend-launchussciencelaunchshotcongresswomancape-canaveralassociated-press-mondaygabrielle-giffordsmark-kellyarizona-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffordstirr-memorial-hermannMon, 25 Apr 2011 14:18:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Time magazine has named Giffords one of the 100 most influential people in the world. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - Dr. Gerard Francisco, chief medical officer of TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation center, speaks at a press conference regarding the treatment planned for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at the hospital in this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo taken in Houston. Francisco says the Arizona congresswoman is able to make limited use of her right arm and leg. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)</p><p>FILE - This undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows her, left, with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File)</p><p>In this April 19, 2011 photo released by The Arizona Republic, Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his preparations for the second-to-last space shuttle flight while staying in the guest house of a friend during his wife's recovery in Houston, after she was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in January in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/24/6522358-kelly-giffords-cleared-to-attend-shuttle-launchhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/24/6522358-kelly-giffords-cleared-to-attend-shuttle-launchuslaunchshotus-newscongresswomangabrielle-giffordsmark-kellySun, 24 Apr 2011 23:01:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Time magazine has named Giffords one of the 100 most influential people in the world. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - Dr. Gerard Francisco, chief medical officer of TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation center, speaks at a press conference regarding the treatment planned for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at the hospital in this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo taken in Houston. Francisco says the Arizona congresswoman is able to make limited use of her right arm and leg. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)</p><p>FILE - This undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows her, left, with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File)</p><p>In this April 19, 2011 photo released by The Arizona Republic, Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his preparations for the second-to-last space shuttle flight while staying in the guest house of a friend during his wife's recovery in Houston, after she was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in January in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/24/6521091-tragic-romance-eclipses-2nd-to-last-shuttle-flighthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/24/6521091-tragic-romance-eclipses-2nd-to-last-shuttle-flightusspace-shuttleshuttlesciencedramamark-kellySun, 24 Apr 2011 15:22:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, stands with his wife as she looks from her bed at the Santa Catalina Mountains while on an outdoor deck at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)</p><p>FILE - This undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows her, left, with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 file picture, President Barack Obama embraces Mark Kelly, right, the husband of critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., at the end of a ceremony on the University of Arizona campus honoring the victims of a shooting rampage. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday March 29, 2011 file picture, space shuttle Endeavour Commander Mark Kelly exits his T-38 jet after arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)</p><p>FILE - This Monday, Nov. 25, 2002 file picture shows the space shuttle Endeavour over New Zealand as it approaches the International Space Station for docking. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>FILE - This Saturday, Sept. 9, 1995 file picture made from video shows the tail and robot arm of the space shuttle Endeavour in front of hurricane Luis in the Atlantic Ocean. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/NASA TV)</p><p>FILE - In this early Sunday morning, May 19, 1996 picture, the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 6, 1998 image made from video, the robot arm of the Endeavour moves away from the docked Unity, bottom, and Zarya modules, top with solar panels, as the first orbital assembly of the International Space Station was completed. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/NASA TV, file)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1996 file picture, a flock of birds takes to flight while the Rotating Service Structure inches away from the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/Thom Baur)</p><p>FILE - In this early Saturday morning, Jan. 20, 1996 file picture, moisture trails off the wings of the space shuttle Endeavour as it flies over floodlights before touching down at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>FILE - In this early Saturday morning Jan. 20, 1996 picture provided by NASA, the space shuttle Endeavour glides towards a landing on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 15 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. It was only the eighth time in 74 missions that NASA shuttles had landed in the dark, necessitated by the course the shuttle had to follow in chasing down a satellite. Friday, April 29, 2011 is scheduled to be the 25th and final flight of Endeavour, NASA's youngest shuttle that was built to replace the Challenger and first soared in 1992, six years after the launch accident. And it will be the second-to-last shuttle mission, as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program with the last launch of Atlantis in early summer 2011. (AP Photo/NASA)</p>