Endeavour settled from the ISS

The American shuttle of Endeavour successfully plunged from the international space station and goes to the ground, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the NASA website. Shattla suspension occurred at 03.54 Moscow time Saturday.

Endeavour started on February 8 from the Cosmodrome at Cape Canveral in Florida. He delivered to the ISS a new technological module of Tranquile for the American station segment. Tranquolyity was unloaded from the board load of the shuttle using a huge armor-manipulator of the ISS, created in Canada and called Canadarm, and then installed on the ISS. On the outer surface of the module, the Copola orbital segment was mounted, which is a dome with seven large portholes to observe the beauties of the Earth and Cosmos.

The NASA flight control center called the work of the Austronauts "absolutely impeccable." After the Endeavour expedition is completed, the American ISS segment is already 98%ready. The mission of the astronauts, which was originally designed for 13 days, was later extended by one day so that they managed to transfer the technique for recirculation of water to the module. During his stay at the orbital station, the astronauts made three exits into outer space: February 11, 13 and 16.

Endeavour landing is planned on Sunday, February 21. The crew of Shattla includes the commander George of the castle, the pilot Terry Virts, specialists Katherine Hair, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Benken. For the astronaut Terry Virts, this is the first flight into space. All work in open space was carried out by Patrick and Benken.

Endeavour is the last cosmic shuttle that started at night. In total, the NASA under the Space Shuttle program remains to fulfill four starts of shuttles, after which the United States will use Russian missiles to deliver astronauts to the ISS.