STS-118, oo ah howlgal lagu dhisayo Saldhigga Caalamiga ah ee Hawada, ayaa si guul leh looga soo daayay Xarunta Hawada ee Kennedy ee Florida 6:36:42 p.m. EDT, 8 Agoosto 2007. Morgan wuxuu u shaqeeyay sidii shaqaale gacmeed robotic ah iyo iskuduwaha wareejinta, isaga oo iskuduwaha wareejinta xamuulka ee Saldhigga Caalamiga ah ee Hawada, iyo dib u soo celinta guriga. Marka lagu daro waajibaadka kale, Morgan waxay ka qayb qaadatay labaatan daqiiqo oo ah fadhiyada su'aalaha iyo jawaabaha raadiyaha hiwaayadda ee dhalinyarada ee Xarunta Discovery ee Idaho iyo xarumo kale, waxayna ku biireen Khabiirka Hawlgalka Alvin Drew munaasabad waxbarasho oo ay la yeesheen dhalinyarada Xarunta Challenger ee Waxbarashada Sayniska Hawada ee Alexandria, Virginia. Munaasabadda waxaa marti galisay June Scobee, oo ah carmalka taliyaha shuttle-ka "Challenger", Richard "Dick" Scobee. Xaruntu waxay ku sharftay Morgan "Madaxweyne George H.W. Bush Abaalmarinta Hogaaminta". STS-118 waxay si guul leh ugu soo degtay Xarunta Kennedy Space 21-kii Agoosto, maalin ka hor jadwalka sababo la xiriira walaac laga qabo Duufaanta Dean
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