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Space shuttle Endeavour began its final scheduled 3.4-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A in darkness,

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leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:56 p.m.

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Eastern Standard Time on March 10.

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The shuttle, stacked alongside its twin solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank,

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was bathed in xenon lights as it sat atop a mobile launcher platform.

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Carried by one of the crawler-transporters, the almost eight-hour roll to the seaside

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launch pad ended about 3:49 a.m.

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At the pad, technicians will continue launch preparations during the next six weeks and the

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payload bound for the International Space Station will be loaded in the shuttle's cargo bay.

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On this, its final flight, Endeavour will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and various

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spare parts to the space station.

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A crew of six astronauts will conduct this 36th shuttle mission dedicated to the

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assembly and maintenance of the station.

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Endeavour is targeted for launch in April.