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After an almost 16-day mission to the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Endeavour has landed at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. Endeavour descended under clear blue skies under bright afternoon sun, loud double sonic booms announcing its arrival over the desert airbase. After a 340-degree overhead loop to bleed off altitude and speed, Commander Chris Ferguson flew Endeavour to touchdown on runway 04-left at Edwards at 1:25.06 p.m. PST.
Mission managers had earlier decided that weather conditions along Florida’s east coast were not adequate to support a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center, and the decision was made to have Endeavour end its mission STS-126 at Edwards…Read morePhoto Description
The Space Shuttle Endeavour touches down at Edwards AFB on Nov. 30, 2008 to conclude International Space Station assembly and supply mission STS-126.November 30, 2008
NASA Photo / Tom Tschida