Rolling Out
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.
Fiery Venting
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.
Shuttle Endeavour Lands for Last Time
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.
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