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Endeavour Crew Gathers on the Runway
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The crew of STS-134 pose for a photo on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the landing of space shuttle Endeavour. (L to R) European Space Agency's Roberto Vittori, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Commander Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Greg Chamitoff and Drew Feustel.
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Endeavour Crew in Front of the Ship's Nose
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
STS-134 Mission Specialist Mike Fincke, left, Pilot Greg H. Johnson and Commander Mark Kelly talk with employees following the successful return of space shuttle Endeavour to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on June 1, 2011.
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Crew Transport Vehicle
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The crew members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission undergo brief medical checks in the Crew Transport Vehicle before talking to media gathered on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on June 1, 2011.
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Endeavour with Landing Convoy
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The landing convoy that will secure space shuttle Endeavour for towing to its processing hangar encircles the vehicle landing on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on June 1, 2011.
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Endeavour's Night Landing
Credit: NASA/Tom Farrar and Tony Gray
Xenon lights outlined space shuttle Endeavour as it returned home to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour landed for the final time on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15, on June 1, 2011, marking the 24th night landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
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Rear View of Endeavour's Landing
Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell
Runway lights help lead space shuttle Endeavour, seen here from behind, home to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour landed for the final time on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15, on June 1, 2011, marking the 24th night landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
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Shuttle Endeavour's Final Trip Home
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Space shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, completing a 16-day mission to the International Space Station on June 1, 2011. The shuttle's STS-134 mission was its final flight before being retired.
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One Last Landing
Credit: NASA TV
An infrared camera shows NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, its landing gear deployed, just before landing on June 1, 2011 to end the STS-134 mission, Endeavour's final flight before retirement, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT).
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Happy Vapor Trails
Credit: NASA/Chuck Tintera
A vapor trail follows space shuttle Endeavour as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Endeavour landed at 2:35 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, wrapping up the STS-134 mission.
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Parachute Art
Credit: NASA/Mike Kerley and Tony Gray
Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Endeavour's unfurled drag chute as the vehicle rolls to a stop on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Main gear touchdown was at 2:34:51 a.m. EDT on June 1, 2011 to end the STS-134 shuttle mission.
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Shuttle Endeavour Landing
Credit: NASA TV
The space shuttle Endeavour on the landing strip at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the orbiter's 25th and final landing.
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Rolling Out
Credit: NASA/Kenny Allen
Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Endeavour's unfurled drag chute as the vehicle rolls to a stop on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time at 2:34 a.m. EDT on June 1, 2011. Heat from the shuttle's auxiliary power units (APUs), which provide hydraulic control, can be seen at the back of Endeavour, near the vertical tail. STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, and Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Drew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff and the European Space Agency's Roberto Vittori flew a 16-day mission to deliver a $2 billion experiment and other gear to the International Space Station.
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Fiery Venting
Credit: NASA/Kenny Allen
Heat from space shuttle Endeavour's auxiliary power units (APUs), which provide hydraulic control, can be seen at the back of the shuttle, near the vertical tail. Endeavour landed for the final time on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the 24th night landing of the Space Shuttle Program. Main gear touchdown was at 2:34:51 a.m. EDT on June 1, 2011.
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Shuttle Endeavour Lands for Last Time
Credit: NASA TV
Space shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 1, 2011 to end the STS-134 mission, the shuttle's final spaceflight and NASA's second-to-last shuttle mission.
For more photos from Endeavour's final mission, visit:
Photos: Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Mission - Part 2.
