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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew is welcomed back to Earth by NASA officials after completing mission STS-118. From left are KSC Director Bill Parsons, Mission Launch Integration Director Leroy Cain, Commander Scott Kelly, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, and Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio and Canadian astronaut Dave Williams. NASA Administrator Mike Griffin also greeted the astronauts. On the mission, the crew installed a new gyroscope, an external spare parts platform and another truss segment to the expanding station. Endeavour's main gear touched down at 12:32:16 p.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 12:32:29 p.m. and wheel stop was at 12:33:20 p.m. Endeavour landed on orbit 201. STS-118 was the 119th space shuttle flight, the 22nd flight to the station, the 20th flight for Endeavour and the second of four missions planned for 2007. This was the 65th landing of an orbiter at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett