Endeavour lands safely in its final mission

Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday, closing out the next-to-last mission in NASA's 30-year program with a safe middle-of-the-night landing.Endeavour touched down on the runway a final time under the cover of darkness Wednesday, just as Atlantis, the last shuttle bound for space, arrived at the launch pad for the grand finale in five weeks.

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