Early in the morning today, while it was still dark, NASA's space shuttle successfully landed for the final time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It was the final space mission for the space shuttle.
Endeavour has travelled more than 122 million miles over the course of 25 missions.
The youngest shuttle in NASA's orbiter fleet, it landed at Kennedy Space Center at 2:34 a.m. EDT (0634 GMT).
Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 1, 2011.
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 1, 2011. Endeavour touched down at its Florida home base early on Wednesday, capping a 16-day mission to deliver a premier science experiment to the International Space Station on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight.
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 1, 2011.
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The crew of space shuttle Endeavour (L to R) European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, pilot Gregory Johnson, commander Mark Kelly, mission specialist Michael Fincke, mission specialist Greg Chamitoff and Andrew Feustel wave after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 1, 2011.
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The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour (L to R) European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, pilot Gregory Johnson, commander commander Mark Kelly, mission specialist Michael Fincke, mission specialist Greg Chamitoff and Andrew Feustel is joined by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (C) after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 1, 2011.
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