Space, Endeavour (space Shuttle) | featured news

Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at the Los Angeles International Airport Friday after a whirlwind aerial tour around California landmarks. Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, the pair touched down around 1 p.m. after a nearly five-hour flyover. One of the crew members stuck an American flag out of the hatch of the jet. The flyover took Endeavour over the state Capitol, Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood Sign and other icons en route to the Los Angeles airport, where the shuttle will be prepped for a slow-speed journey to its museum home next month.

NASA on Sunday delayed Monday's targeted launch of the space shuttle Endeavour as work continues to resolve an electronics problem that scuttled Friday's launch attempt, officials said.

NASA officials on Friday scrubbed the planned launch of the Shuttle Endeavour for at least 48 hours after crews identified a problem with the heaters associated with the shuttle’s auxiliary power unit.

Endeavour left the International Space Station behind with a new life support module and a bay window observation deck.

The shuttle Endeavour closed out a grueling space station assembly mission with a smooth Florida landing on Friday.