STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6) was the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. Changes in the design of the main payload, AMS-02, as well as delays to STS-133, led to delays in the mission. The first launch attempt on 29 April 2011 was scrubbed at 12:20 pm by launch managers due to problems with two heaters on one of the orbiter's auxiliary power units (APU). Endeavour launched successfully at 12:56:28 UTC on 16 May 2011, and landed for the final time on 1 June 2011. Read more
Playback of video depicting the Entry Flight Control Team at NASA's Johnson Space Centre and their role in returning the STS-134 crew safely back to Earth
STS 134 Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Landing At KSC
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Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-astronaut crew sailed home for the final time, ending a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles with a landing at 2:35 a.m. EDT on Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. STS-134 was the last mission for the youngest of NASA's space shuttle fleet. Since 1992, Endeavour flew 25 missions, spent 299 days in space, orbited Earth 4,671 times and travelled 122,883,151 miles.
The US space shuttle Endeavour comes back to Earth on Wednesday for a landing in Florida that will close its 19-year operational career. Assuming the weather is favourable, Commander Mark Kelly should be able to glide Endeavour to a touch down at the Kennedy Space Centre at 02:35 local time (06:35 GMT). Read more
Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts took a close, detailed look at a small gash in the belly of their ship Saturday, to ensure their safety when they return to Earth in 1½ weeks. Read more