Endeavour lands safely after final space mission

Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday, ending its final mission to space.

Endeavour and its six-astronaut crew touched the space center as scheduled at 2.35am EDT, wrapping up a 16-day journey to the International Space Station

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 traveled 122,883,151 miles.

"We are very proud of Endeavour's legacy, and this penultimate flight of the space shuttle program once again demonstrated the amazing skill and dedication of our astronauts and the entire workforce," said NASA administrator Charles Bolden.

"As we begin the transition from the shuttle program to the commercial transportation of our crews and cargo, our ability to tackle big challenges remains steadfast and will ensure that NASA reaches even more destinations farther in the solar system," he added. (ANI)