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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Press Site auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA managers answer questions from the media during a news conference following the successful landing of space shuttle Endeavour. From left are Allard Beutel, moderator for NASA public affairs; Mike Moses, space shuttle launch integration manager; and Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director. Endeavour touched down on Runway 15 at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility at 10:20 p.m. EST Feb. 21, completing the 5.7-million-mile STS-130 mission on orbit 217. It was the 23rd night landing in shuttle history and the 17th at Kennedy. During Endeavour's STS-130 mission, astronauts installed the Tranquility node, a module that provides additional room for crew members and many of the station's life support and environmental control systems. Attached to Tranquility is a cupola with seven windows that provide a panoramic view of Earth, celestial objects and visiting spacecraft. The module was built in Turin, Italy, by Thales Alenia Space for the European Space Agency. The orbiting laboratory is approximately 90 percent complete now in terms of mass. STS-130 was the 24th flight for Endeavour, the 32nd shuttle mission devoted to ISS assembly and maintenance, and the 130th shuttle mission to date. For information on the STS-130 mission and crew, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_mission_pages_shuttle_shuttlemissions_sts130_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett