Endeavour lifts off.
The shuttle crew spent its first full day aloft preparing for the orbital encounter and the construction task ahead. The first of at least two spacewalks by the two men to complete the job is scheduled to get under way early Sunday. The Canadian arm is considered the most capable robotic device ever flown in space. The United States and its other space station partners, including Europe and Japan, are counting on the high-tech Canadian creation for the future expansion of the orbital base. The Vozdukh is removing about half the carbon dioxide it should be, he said.