Space travelers on Endeavour

FOUR ASTRONAUTS ARE MAKING THEIRWAY INTO SPACE AFTER TAKING OFFTHIS MORNING FROM THE KENNEDYSPACE CENTER AT CAPE CANAVERAL.THE NASA ASTRONAUTS ARE MAKINGTHEIR JOURNEY IN THE SPACE-XCREW DRAGON CAPSULE, NAMED’ENDEAVOUR.’THE ASTRONAUTS ARE FROM THE U-S,FRANCE AND JAPAN.THEY WILL SPEND SIX MONTHS ONTHE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACESTATION AFTER THE CAPSULE DOCKSTOMORROW MORNING.SEVEN OTHER ASTRONAUTS AREALREADY ON THE I-S-S.THEY’VE BEEN THERE SINCENOVEMBER.THOSE ASTRONAUTS ONBOARD THESPACEX DRAGON CAPSULE HELD ANEWS CONFERENCE FROM SPACE.NASA ASTRONAUTS SHANE KIMBROUGHAND PILOT MEGAN MCARTHURWELCOMED VIEWERS FOR A QUICKLOOK INSIDE THEIR WORLD... ALONGWITH WITH ASTRONAUTS FROM JAPANAND FRANCE."it’s great to be back in spaceagain after a few years.

For me,the ascent was incredible.

Theride was really smooth and wecouldn’t have asked for anythingbetter."MCARTHUR SAYS SINCE ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE SHE’S TRAVELED TOSPACE, SHE FEELS LIKE A BABYBIRD RELEARNING.AND THE WORK DOESN’T STOPTHERE---NASA IS IN THE PROCESSOF BUILDING ITS MOST POWERFULROCKET EVER TO TAKE ASTRONAUTSTO THE MOON.THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM IS UNDERCONSTRUCTION AT NASA’S VEHICLEASSEMBLY BUILDING IN CAPECANAVERAL.TIME MAGAZINE RECORDED THISTIME-LAPSE OVER THE COURSE OFTWO MONTHS.WORKERS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THEROCKET’S TWIN SOLID-FUELBOOSTERS.EACH ARE 177 FEET TALL... ANDWEIGH MORE THAN ONE MILLIONPOUNDS.WORK ON THE ROCKETS WILLCONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER AND