Six-man crew to land in Florida Wednesday as shuttle program winds down. May 31, 2011— -- The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are scheduled to return to Earth early Wednesday morning, ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts returned to Earth early Wednesday, closing out the next-to-last mission in NASA's 30-year program with a safe ...

The return to earth of space shuttle Endeavor went just the way NASA likes its missions - smooth, uneventful and swamped with sushi. With seven astronauts aboard, the shuttle touched down at the ...

Rather than roaring to space on an elevator of flame, the shuttle Endeavour's final flight Friday was a leisurely, low-altitude journey past the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and Hollywood sign as well as ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour cruised around the Earth at 17,500 mph, faster than a speeding bullet. Now in retirement, it's crawling along at a sluggish 2 mph, a pace ...

With chants of "USA, USA," hundreds of people welcomed the space shuttle Endeavour as it flew over various landmarks before landing at LAX on its final leg of a historic California tour. The jumbo jet ...

CAPE CANAVERAL -- Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts uncovered no noticeable flaws in the thermal shielding of their ship Wednesday following an in-depth inspection with lasers and cameras. Flight ...