Endeavour and Crew Back Home Safely (Video)

After 16 days in space and 250 orbits of the Earth, space shuttle Endeavour touched down at Wednesday evening at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bringing the STS-123 mission to a flawless end. The mission launched in darkness on March 11, and returned home with a rare night landing – and both were spectacular sights. For those of you keeping score at home, Endeavour’s main gear touchdown took place at 8:39:08 p.m. EDT at a mission elapsed time of 15 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes and 55 seconds.
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