After dark at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour was attached to the sling that lifted it off the shuttle carrier aircraft underneath. Endeavour landed in California, bringing to a close the STS-126 mission and was returned to Florida atop the shuttle carrier aircraft.
After dark at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour was attached to the sling that lifted it off the shuttle carrier aircraft underneath.
Endeavour landed in California, bringing to a close the STS-126 mission and was returned to Florida on a piggyback flight atop the shuttle carrier aircraft. After being lifted off the carrier, the shuttle was towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility. In the processing facility, Endeavour began preparations for its next mission, STS-127, targeted for May 2009.Image Credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann