Gabrielle Giffords Set For Launch

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Doctors have cleared Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to attend the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour Friday, the second-to-last shuttle flight ever before NASA retires the program. Endeavour is commanded by Giffords' husband, Captain Mark Kelly.

Giffords has been in Houston for rehabilitation since being shot in the head January 8 in Tucson. She is expected to sit in a private area not visible to onlookers.

President Obama and his family will also attend the historic launch, scheduled for 3:47 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Space Center.

Doctors put Giffords' recovery in the top five percent of patients with a similar injury. She can speak short sentences (reportedly including 'love you' and 'I miss Tucson') and walk short distances on her owns.

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