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Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida. |
| Photo Number: | ED08-0306-90 |
| Photo Date: | December 8, 2008 |
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| Photo Description: |
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
| Project Description: |
With commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Eric Boe at the controls, space shuttle Endeavour descended to a smooth landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The STS-126 crew members concluded their successful mission to the International Space Station when the shuttle touched down at 4:25 p.m. EST. After a successful launch on Nov. 14, Endeavour arrived at the station Nov. 16, delivering equipment that will help allow the station to double its crew size to six. In addition, the STS-126 astronauts delivered Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Sandra Magnus, who replaced Greg Chamitoff, now a mission specialist returning to Earth aboard Endeavour. STS-126 is the 124th shuttle mission and 27th shuttle flight to visit the space station. |
| NASA Photo by: | Tony Landis |
| Keywords: | STS-126, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, ISS, International Space Station, landing, Edwards Air Force Base |
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