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Even though the launch happened later than it was supposed to a lot of people were there the morning of May 16 to see the launch. The launch was supposed to happen days ago but was canceled because of mechanical difficulties. There were thousands of people there and waiting on the launch. This crowd included President Obama and family. NASA TV showed the launch on live streaming. There were thousands of viewers watching the Space Shuttle Endeavor launch on living stream. This is the last launch of this shuttle so everyone wanted to be able to see it. Did you watch on NASA TV? Everything seemed to go off without a hitch. We are thankful for the successful launch. There will be more updates on what is going on with the space shuttle soon. Keep your eyes and ears open for more updates from NASA TV.

NASA called off  its attempt to launch the final voyage of the space shuttle Endeavour today (April 29) because of a malfunction in one of the spacecraft's critical power units.
Two heaters on one of Endeavour's auxiliary power units, which power hydraulics systems on the shuttle during its return to Earth, failed this morning, rendering the unit useless. Though Endeavour has a total of three units, NASA needs working spares of these critical systems.
"There's not a way to do the troubleshooting we need to do and stay in a countdown configuration," NASA spokesman George Diller said. "It will be at least a 48-hour scrub turnaround."
The next chance to launch Endeavour comes Sunday (May 1) at 2:59 p.m. EDT (1859 GMT) from Launch Pad 39A here at Kennedy Space Center. However, NASA must first troubleshoot the power unit failure before it can set a new launch date. [Photos: Shuttle Endeavour's Final Voyage]
"We will put together a troubleshooting plan," Diller said.
NASA called off today's launch at 12:19 p.m. EDT, after Endeavour was fully fueled and the astronauts were suited up in their bright orange launch and entry suits.
The launch delay likely disappointed the throngs of spectators that flooded the launch viewing sites around the Kennedy Space Center with hopes of seeing one of NASA's final space shuttle launches before the 30-year-old shuttle fleet is retired for good later this year. The space agency expected up to 750,000 spectators for Endeavour's launch.
Among the disappointed hopeful viewers of the launch are President Barack Obama and his family, who were planning to watch Friday's shuttle liftoff. There's no word yet on whether Obama will still attend the next launch attempt.