{"id":9583,"date":"2010-02-22T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-shuttle-crew-endeavours-a-return-to-earth-sunday\/"},"modified":"2010-02-22T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T08:54:00","slug":"space-shuttle-crew-endeavours-a-return-to-earth-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-station\/space-shuttle-crew-endeavours-a-return-to-earth-sunday.php","title":{"rendered":"Space Shuttle Crew "Endeavours" A Return To Earth Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Space shuttle Endeavour<\/span> and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Sunday, Feb. 21 after a 14-day mission. NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at NASA<\/a>'s Kennedy Space Center<\/span> in Florida before permitting Endeavour to land.

Sunday landing opportunities at Kennedy <\/span>are at 10:16 p.m. and 11:51 p.m. EST. There are additional opportunities at 1:20 a.m. and 2:55 a.m. EST Monday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., a backup landing site. For recorded updates about landing, call 321-867-2525<\/span>.<\/p>

If Endeavour lands Sunday in Florida as scheduled, NASA <\/span>officials will hold a briefing to discuss the mission no earlier than midnight. The participants will be:
- Mike Moses<\/span>, space shuttle launch integration manager
- Mike Leinbach<\/span>, shuttle launch director<\/p>

After touchdown, the astronauts will undergo routine physical examinations and meet with their families. Because of the late hour, the crew will not participate in a post-landing news conference, but a crew statement from the runway is expected. The news events will be broadcast live on NASA Television<\/span> and the agency's Web site.<\/p>

The Kennedy <\/span>news center will open for landing activities at 6 p.m. Sunday and remain open through Monday. The STS-130<\/span> media badges are in effect through landing. The media accreditation building on State Road 3 will be open Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The last bus will depart from the news center for the Shuttle Landing Facility one hour before landing.<\/p>

If the landing is diverted to Edwards, news media should call the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center<\/span> public affairs office at 661-276-3449. Dryden has limited facilities available for previously accredited journalists.<\/p>

The NASA News Twitter<\/span> feed is updated throughout the shuttle mission<\/span> and landing. To follow, visit:
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http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/nasa<\/a><\/span><\/p>

For NASA TV<\/span> downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:
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http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ntv<\/a><\/span><\/p>

For the latest information about the STS-130 mission <\/span>and accomplishments, visit:
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http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/shuttle<\/a><\/span> <\/p>


For more information about the space station<\/span> and its crew, visit:
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http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/a><\/span> <\/p>

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