Giffords watches as Endeavour blasts off

Monday, May 16, 2011 - 21:00 in Astronomy & Space

Hidden aboard the shuttle is a note from the wounded congresswoman to her husband, commander of the mission. It's the final scheduled journey for the craft.The shuttle Endeavour blasted into space — at last — on its final mission Monday, carrying a long-grounded $2-billion astrophysics device and a little bit of the hearts of thousands of space shuttle workers.

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