by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, July 31, 2009 - 8:07 am CST
Last Updated: Fri, July 31, 2009 - 11:06 am CST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour and itsseven astronauts are back on Earth.
Endeavour landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center late Friday
morning after a 16-day mission that saw them complete all their
major construction goals at the international space station.
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is back after four-and-a-half
months in space. He says he can't wait to eat some sushi and see
his wife and son.
Japan's space station lab got a porch for experiments during
Endeavour's visit. The crew also installed fresh batteries and
stockpiled big spare parts.
It was eventful in other ways. The astronauts celebrated the
40th anniversary of the first moon landing with their own
spacewalk. They also coped with a flooded toilet and an overheated
air-purifier.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Shuttle Lands In Florida Nine Days After Landing On Earth
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