Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship - Yahoo! News

Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship - Yahoo! News: "Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make — a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis next month need a safer ride home."