Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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