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Space Shuttle Endeavour safely landed at Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, USA - Ending mission STS-127 to the ISS

Space shuttle Endeavour landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center today with a touchdown at 10:48 a.m. EDT, capping STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Commander Mark Polansky is expected to make a brief statement after post-landing operations of the shuttle. The post-landing news conference is set for approximately 1 pm and the crew’s news conference is set to begin at about 3:15 p...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107941
Rome, Italy, 07/31/2009 20:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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