Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands At Kennedy

The Space Shuttle Endeavour has successfully landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ending the STS-127 mission with great success!

You can watch the unloading of the shuttle and final checks live on NASA TV.

The shuttle landed exactly at 10:48AM EST as predicted and the weather was great for the landing. The crew aboard the shuttle are all probably eager to see their families and talk about their successful mission.

During the 16-day mission, the crew performed five successful spacewalk which meant installing the 'front porch' to the Kibo laboratory on the International Space Station. An X-ray telescope and space environment monitor were installed on the porch along with some communication equipment.

NASA Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 Mission Next
Commander Rick Sturckow will lead the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery with Kevin Ford serving as pilot. Also serving aboard Discovery are mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jos Hernndez, John "Danny" Olivas, Christer Fuglesang and Nicole Stott.

The STS-128 mission will carry the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks to the International Space Station.

The STS-128 mission will be Discovery's 37th mission to space and the 30th mission of a space shuttle dedicated to the assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station.