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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members are greeted by NASA officials. From left are STS-127 Launch Director Pete Nickolenko, Mission Specialist Julie Payette, Endeavour Flow Director Dana Hutcherson, Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Administrator George Whitesides, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Keiji Tachikawa (back to camera), Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy and Dave Wolf, Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana and astronaut Steven Lindsey. The crew returned to Earth on space shuttle Endeavour to complete the 16-day, 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