Night Launch of Endeavour . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , Kennedy Space Center Explanation: Space Shuttle Endeavour thunders off into orbit in a rare night launch. This March 1995 mission is most famous for operating the set of astronomical telescopes known as Astro-2 . Astro-2's telescopes observed the universe in ultraviolet light - light so blue humans by themselves can't see it. ... For more information about NASA's Space Shuttle missions, see the NASA Space Shuttle Launches page . ...