CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The fueling of shuttle Endeavour's external tank is in the fast-fill stage now and engineers are not working any technical issues as NASA presses ahead with a sixth attempt to launch its next International Space Station assembly mission.

Liftoff remains targeted for 6:03 p.m. ET and the weather forecast is favorable. Meteorologists say there is a 60% chance NASA will be able to get Endeavour and seven astronauts on their way to the station with the third and final segment of the Japanese Kibo science research facility.

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