Endeavour to move to stand-by launch pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will move space shuttle Endeavour to a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center to stand by for possible emergency duty.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Endeavour is to be moved Friday morning from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center to Launch Pad 39B -- a journey of 4.2 miles that will take about 7 hours.

Endeavour will be on standby should a rescue mission be needed during space shuttle Atlantis's May flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope. After Atlantis is cleared to land, Endeavour will move to Launch Pad 39A for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.

Live coverage of the last part of the move will be shown on NASA Television beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT Friday.