One more shuttle flight, by the orbiter Atlantis, is still scheduled for June 28. The 14-day mission into space, when it happens, will be the last for the space shuttle Endeavour, and could yield new clues to the origin of the universe. When asked by reporters, NASA managers said the Obamas were cleared by doctors to make sure the astronauts, who are kept in a loose quarantine before a flight, would not pick up any stray infections they might take into orbit. Giffords, and he and his wife talked briefly with Endeavour's crew. The president had a ten-minute meeting with Rep. "I can't think of the exact words but it's very important to her.she is very excited about it." April 29, 2011&151 - NASA today postponed the final launch of the space shuttle. "She was very excited to not only be here.but to also be out of the hospital," Giffords' brother-in-law astronaut, Scott Kelly, said in an exclusive interview Thursday with ABC News affiliate KTRK's Kevin Quinn. Final mission for Endeavour, Mark Kelly delayed at least 72 hours. It's unclear whether Giffords will now remain in Florida. Endeavour returned to Earth at the Shuttle Landing Facitity, Kennedy Space Center, at 10:53:29 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 15 December 1998 (03:53, 16 December. NASA said she would watch the launch in private. Going to Florida was described as a major step for Giffords. Giffords was shot in the head during a shooting rampage in Tucson in January that left six people dead and 13, including Giffords, injured. "Bummed about the scrub!! But important to make sure everything on shuttle is working properly," Giffords' staff said via Twitter. In the dark, early morning hours, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour landed for the final time today (June 1), ending its last space mission and returning to Earth for. Gabrielle Giffords, flew from rehab in Houston to see her husband go on what will probably be his last chance to travel in space. The delay cames as a disappointment for thousands of spectators who flooded the Florida Space Coast, hoping to catch a glimpse of Endeavour's last launch. Earlier in the day the Obamas surveyed some of the tornado damage in Alabama. President Obama and the first family, who had planned to attend the launch, still travelled to Cape Canaveral to visit Kennedy Space Center and get an up-close look at the shuttle Atlantis before continuing to Miami for another event. Mark Kelly, the commander of the mission, were dressed in their orange jumpsuits and headed to the launch pad when the announcement was made.
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