NEW : `` I have every intention for ( Giffords ) to be at the launch , '' Astronaut Mark Kelly says . Kelly will command Endeavour 's upcoming flight . Kelly 's shuttle mission is set to launch on every day . `` We have been preparing for more than 18 months . Endeavour named backup commander for NASA mission after Kelly 's wife was shot .
NEW : `` I have every intention for ( Giffords ) to be at the launch , '' Astronaut Mark Kelly says . Kelly will command Endeavour 's upcoming flight . Kelly 's shuttle mission is set to launch on every day . Endeavour named backup commander for NASA mission after Kelly 's wife was shot .