Endeavour, astronauts land safely in Florida - air purifier system

Cape canaveral, Florida. -
The space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts returned to earth yesterday, completing a long-term but successful construction work, increasing the size and strength of the International Space Station.
The Endeavour arrived on time after running on orbit for more than two weeks, bringing a steady stream of congratulation and ecstatic reception to Koichi Wakata, Japan's first astronaut to return from a space trip.
His stay lasted 1/2 months.
Mission Control passed on the best wishes of the residents of the space station, who said they missed the Wakata but were "very happy" with his successor ".
"Of course we miss being there, but there is no place like home," said space shuttle commander Mark Polanski . ".
When he shook hands with the senior manager and walked around the ship, he looked excited.
"What a wonderful task this is," he said . "
While visiting the space station, Polanski and his staff added new batteries to Japan's $1 billion lab and stored some large spare parts.
They completed all the main targets and were part of the largest space gathering ever: counting the residents of six stations, with a total of 13 people.
The shuttle flew for 16 days and 1/2 miles, one of NASA's longest flights.
It packs a 138-
A one-day trip to the space station in last March.
He exchanged positions with Timothy copra, an American on the Endeavour.
Before leaving orbit, Wakata said he was eager to eat his first sushi on Earth and soak in hot springs in Japan.
However, on his list, the most important thing is with his wife and 11-year-
The old son of the space center on a return trip.
Wakata caught up with his 46 th birthday today.
Flight Surgeon said he did a great job considering it was his first taste of gravity in 1/2 months.
"I am pleased and happy that my husband is back," Stefanie Wakata said in a written statement . ".
"It was a long journey for all of us and I look forward to spending some time together.
The space shuttle astronauts made five spacewalks.
Record for a flight
When the toilet was in the water and the air purifier was overheating, they helped their radio colleagues.
On the connected shuttle bus and station, one of the three people was repaired in a day, but the air
The cleaning system was still not normal yesterday.
The astronauts used their own spacewalk to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Kibo laboratory in Japan
That means hope.
During Endeavor's visit, the front porch of the outdoor experiment was received. An X-
Ray telescopes and space environment monitors and communication equipment are installed on the porch.
The task ended the lab.
The largest rail outpost
It took the lab more than a year and three shuttle flights.
Japan will launch its first unmanned cargo ship next month.
As for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, there are still seven shuttle flights to complete the space station, and currently 83% flights are completed, with a mass of nearly 700,000 pounds.
According to the findings, the target for the next release is the end of the month.