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STS123-S-015 (11 March 2008) --- NASA Flow Director for Space Shuttle Endeavour, Ken Tenbusch (left) holds the tie cut by Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (right) after the successful launch of Endeavour. The tie-cutting is a tradition for first-timers. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. (EDT). The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre.
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