Shortly after the landing of Endeavour, NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (center) talks with STS-97 Pilot Michael Bloomfield (left) and Commander Brent Jett (right) underneath the orbiter. Landing occurred at 6:04 p.m. EST. On the 4.4-million-mile mission, Endeavour carried the P6 Integrated Truss Structure with solar arrays to power the International Space Station. The arrays and other equipment were installed during three EVAs that totaled 19 hours, 20 minutes. Endeavour was docked with the Space Station for 6 days, 23 hours, 13 minutes. This is the 16th nighttime landing for a Space Shuttle and the 53rd at Kennedy Space Center
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