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Program. as you mentioned, just five left this year. the last one scheduled to lift off from here in september. now, the "endeavour" is on the launch pad tonight getting ready for the 13-day mission to the international space station. the astronauts will be getting up and getting ready for the final weather briefing and making the preps to come out here to the pad at about 1:30 in the morning. when they get to the international space station, they will be carrying up with them the final two major components of the station. one is called the tranquility module, which is literally a habitat faci...

Program. while you were asleep, the space agency plans to send up the "endeavor," the first of five missions this year before the fleet is retired. john zarrella is stand by live this is also the last nighttime shuttle launch, the end of an era. >> reporter: yeah, it really is. bittersweet here, the last nighttime launch, nine hours from now, don. and "endeavor" will be heading on a 13-day mission, it is behind me on launchpad 39a, the fueling of the giant external tank has begun. 4:39 eastern time launch. on its way to the international space station. when they get there, they'll be bringing ...

It is kind of sad. >> reporter: it really is, don. no question about it. bittersweet here at the kennedy space center, but if you can make it to 4:39 a.m. eastern time, you might want to go outside if you are somewhere in the florida area, a little up or down the east coast, you can get a look at this or watch it on cnn. this is the last time there will be a night launch in the shuttle program. as you mentioned, just five left this year. the last one scheduled to lift off from here in september. now, the "endeavour" is on the lunch pad tonight getting ready for the 13-day mission to the intern...

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