This week in 2008, the space shuttle Endeavour, mission STS-123, safely landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following a successful 15-day mission to the International Space Station. The mission delivered NASA astronaut Garret Reisman to the station and returned European Space Agency astronaut Léopold Eyharts to Earth. Endeavour also carried the Canadian-built Dextre robotic system and the logistics module for the Japanese Kibo laboratory, both visible here in the orbiter’s cargo bay. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center serves as “science central” for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage. (NASA)