* The first three-person EVA was performed on May 13, 1992, as the third EVA of STS-49, the maiden flight of Endeavour.

In April 1609 the first attempt at settlement by Europeans was made by an English expedition of 204 adventurers led by Messrs Godfrey, Hall, Lull, and Robinson, who arrived in the ships Diana, the Penelope, and the Endeavour.

HM Bark Endeavour Replica | Endeavour replica in Cooktown, Queensland harbour — anchored where the original Endeavour was beached for 7 weeks in 1770.

Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.

Refitting the shuttle with all of the necessary equipment for it to be used in space was considered, but NASA decided to use spares constructed at the same time as Discovery and Atlantis to build Endeavour.

As the second orbiter to be constructed, yet the first able to fly into space, Columbia was roughly heavier than subsequent orbiters such as Endeavour, which were of a slightly different design, and had benefited from advances in materials technology.

The tailfin was later modified to incorporate the drag chute first used on Endeavour in 1992.

Columbia was scheduled for this mission due to Discovery being out of service for its Orbital Maintenance Down Period, and because the ISS assembly schedule could not be adhered to with only Endeavour and Atlantis.

In contrast, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour have all visited both stations at least once, as Columbia was not suited for high-inclination missions.

Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis.

Endeavour was the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger, which was destroyed 73 seconds after its launch on January 28, 1986.

Endeavour first flew in May 1992 on mission STS-49 and its last mission STS-134 was in May 2011.

The United States Congress authorized the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in the STS-51-L launch accident in 1986.

Endeavour was named through a national competition involving students in elementary and secondary schools.

Endeavour was the most popular entry, accounting for almost one-third of the state-level winners.

Endeavour was withdrawn from service for eight months in 1997 for a retrofit, including installation of a new airlock.

As it was constructed later, Endeavour was built with new hardware designed to improve and expand orbiter capabilities.

The corresponding power equipment was added to the ISS during the STS-116 station assembly mission, and Endeavour flew with SSPTS capability during STS-118.

Endeavour ( OV-105 ) was built to replace Challenger ( using structural spare parts originally intended for the other orbiters ) and delivered in May 1991 ; it was first launched a year later.

The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered and installed Canadarm2, the new Canadian-built robotic arm, as well as the Italian-made resupply module Raffaello.

Endeavour delivered the Expedition 4 crew to the orbital outpost.

Endeavour ’ s crew delivered the Expedition-4 crew and returned the Expedition-3 crew.

STS-100 Endeavour ( April 19 to May 1, 2001 ) was the 9th mission to the International Space Station ( ISS ) Alpha during which the crew successfully delivered and installed the Space Station " Canadarm2 " robotic arm, to be used for all future Space Station assembly and maintenance tasks.

Endeavour STS-108 mission delivered the Expedition 4 crew to the ISS and landed at KSC on December 17, 2001.

Endeavour STS-108 mission delivered the Expedition 4 crew to the ISS and landed at KSC on December 17, 2001.

Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered the Expedition 5 crew during mission STS-111 which launched 5 June 2002.

As a part of the STS-108 mission, Endeavour delivered the Expedition 4 crew to the station.

They opened presents delivered by Endeavour and the Progress supply ship.

The Africa Endeavour programme pioneered by the United States of Africa Command ( AFRICOM ) has however served an eye opener to our communications need both within and out.

The first written reference to the word, " tattoo " ( or Samoan " Tatau ") appears in the journal of Joseph Banks, the naturalist aboard Captain Cook's ship the HMS Endeavour: " I shall now mention the way they mark themselves indelibly, each of them is so marked by their humor or disposition ".

The first Space Shuttle to fly into space was the Columbia, followed by the Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.

A drag chute is deployed by Space Shuttle Endeavour | Endeavour as it completes a mission of almost 17 days in space on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.

It was subsequently Anglicised as New Zealand by British naval captain James Cook of HM Bark Endeavour who visited the islands more than 100 years after Tasman during 1769 – 1770.

Sir Joseph Banks and others saw the value of breadfruit as a highly productive food in 1769, when stationed in Tahiti as part of the Endeavour expedition commanded by Captain James Cook.

It was subsequently Anglicised as New Zealand by British naval captain James Cook of HM Bark Endeavour who visited the islands more than 100 years after Tasman during ( 1769 – 1770 ).

Elevation data used in this image were acquired by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched on Feb. 11, 2000.

The first Space Shuttle to fly into space was the Columbia, followed by the Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.

The mountain's English name was bestowed on it by Lieutenant James Cook in May 1770, as his expedition in command of the Endeavour passed it by on their route northwards along the eastern coastline of Australia.

The Glass House Mountains were named by Captain James Cook as he sailed north up the coast of what is now Queensland in 1770 as part of his epic voyage aboard his ship HM Bark Endeavour.

The Hope islands were named by Lt James Cook in June 1770 just after his HM Bark Endeavour struck the nearby Endeavour Reef.

On December 4, the first Anmerican component, Unity, a connecting module, was carried up by Space Shuttle Endeavour on flight STS-88 ; it was then joined with Zarya to form an embrionic ISS.

HMS Endeavour, the ship commanded by Cook on his voyage to Australia and New Zealand, was built in Whitby in 1764 by Tomas Fishburn as a coal carrier named Earl of Pembroke.

Endeavour Wharf, near the railway station, was opened in 1964 by the local council.

Thus, when the British Admiralty purchased a collier for use by James Cook in his journey of exploration, she was registered as HM Bark Endeavour to distinguish her from another Endeavour, a sloop already in service at the time.