CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA moved space shuttle Endeavour a step closer to liftoff without an essential part: the “u.”

The spacecraft arrived at the its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, and officials welcomed it with a banner reading “Go Endeavor.”

The shuttle’s name, however, is spelled the British way, with a “u.” It’s named after the first ship commanded by 18th century British explorer James Cook.

The banner was up for about 90 minutes before being replaced by one with the correct spelling, but with photographers on hand for the arrival of the shuttle, cameras captured the mistake.

Endeavour’s launch is scheduled for Aug. 7.

Lined up with runway? Check. Engine speed? Check. Landing gear? Oops!

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. – A pilot ran through the usual steps of getting ready to land his small plane, except for one little thing – he forgot to lower his landing gear.

Without wheels, Thomas Lepsch’s Beechcraft Bonanza skidded a few hundred feet down the runway at Middlesboro/Bell County Airport before coming to a stop Thursday.

“I’d never been at this airport before,” Lepsch said. “There’s a routine you go through as you prepare for a landing. I was distracted by another plane taking off and simply forgot to lower the landing gear. It was pilot error.”

Lepsch, 50, of Kingsport, Tenn., was not hurt, and he said there appeared to be little damage to his small plane, which he has owned since 1985.

From Associated Press reports