Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed

Shuttle Endeavour "landed on Earth on 27 March this year, reports New Scientist. During the expedition, the space shuttle delivered to the ISS the first Japanese laboratory module. Weather conditions over them Space Flight Center. Kennedy (Florida) initially prevented "Endevoru" to go to the landing, but the clouds disappeared and the shuttle landing gear touched land at 00:39 GMT.

Operated the spacecraft landed Dominic Gorie. In the engineer's cabin was also Ayharts Leopold, French astronaut, who spent seven weeks at the station, resulting in a usable state for European laboratory module Columbus. " The module was delivered to the station in February this year.

"Endeavour delivered to the station astronaut Garrett Reisman, who will remain there until May, when the shuttle will deliver to the ISS module" Kibo "Japanese laboratories. The crew of the station is also awaiting the arrival of a new European cargo ship "Jules Verne", which will be held on April 3 this year. A week after that, to the ISS pristykuetsya Soyuz, which will bring a new crew to the station.

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