ESA Astronaut aboard last Shuttle Endeavour mission
Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 06:30 - 06:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CEST
Type: Video News Release
Format: 16:9
The ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori will take part in STS-134, the Shuttle mission currently scheduled for launch on 19 April from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
It will be Vittori's third mission to the International Space Station. The Italian astronaut will be a mission specialist along with five NASA astronauts for a twelve day expedition into orbit.
During the mission the Shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer designed to observe antimatter and dark matter.
This will be Endeavour's last mission in Space.
More backgroud information can be found on: http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAWIVZUMOC_astronauts_0.html
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