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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Director of Launch Vehicle Processing Rita Willcoxon points out an area near the landing gear on space shuttle Endeavour to Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier. Endeavour landed at 10:48 a.m. EDT, completing the 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour's main gear touchdown was at 10:48:08 a.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 10:48:21 a.m. and wheels stop was at 10:49:13 a.m. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section to the International Space Station. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett