Space Shuttle Atlantis returned safely to Kennedy Space Center yesterday after completing STS-122 to the International Space Station which saw the delivery and installation of the ESA European Columbus science labaratory.
As Atlantis landed, Endeavor was already at the launch pad in preparation for STS-123, also to the ISS, which is penciled in to launch in just over three weeks time on the 11th of March. Endeavor will be carrying the pressurised section of the Japanese JAXA science module.
Tags: atlantis, columbus, edeavor, esa, iss, jaxa, nasa, sts-122, sts-123
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