Endeavour on the launch pad

Space Shuttle Endeavour on the launch pad during the Rotating Service Structure retraction. Endeavour is being prepared for launch to the International Space Station on the STS-130 mission on February 2010, with ESA passengers Node-3 and Cupola aboard.
The passengers on this flight are six astronauts and two pieces of sophisticated space hardware from Europe, Node-3 ‘Tranquility’ and Cupola.