We Saw The Shuttle Going Up From Our House Last Night.

The shuttle Endeavour zooms toward the international space station on a mission to make some home improvements at the site. The resourceful astronauts will install two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchenette and an exercise machine. The crew won't be home until after Thanksgiving, so a holiday feast is also on tap.

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With a rainbow serving as a backdrop in the sky, space shuttle Atlantis (foreground) sits on Launch Pad A and Endeavour on Launch Pad B. This is the first time since July 2001 that two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at the center. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller

NASA Space Shuttle site here.