Space shuttle Endeavour's drag chute unfurls in a kaleidoscope of color as the orbiter landed in darkness on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to end the STS-123 mission, a 16-day flight to the International Space Station. This was the 16th night landing at Kennedy.
Space shuttle Endeavour’s drag chute unfurls in a kaleidoscope of color as the orbiter landed in darkness on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to end the STS-123 mission, a 16-day flight to the International Space Station.
This was the 16th night landing at Kennedy. The mission, which completed nearly 6.6 million miles, delivered the first segment of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency’s two-armed robotic system, known as Dextre.Photo Courtesy of Gary Rothstein