At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour perched atop the massive crawler transported has reached Launch Pad 39A.
First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building began at 4:13 a.m. EST and the 3.4-mile journey was completed and the shuttle secured, or "hard down" on the pad by 10:37 a.m.
This is the next major milestone met for the upcoming STS-130 mission to deliver the Tranquility node and cupola to the International Space Station.
Endeavour’s launch is targeted for 4:39 a.m. Feb. 7.