Endeavour Makes Safe Return on Flight Day 15

[thegreeensky]

amazing.. goodjob guys! :)

[danielperry12387]

such a nice video..keep up the great work!

[johnrehman]

What's that fire the shuttle is producing when it comes to a stop?

[antolintinez]

Amazing video!!!

[Amiduffer]

Good bye shuttle. Thank you for all your hard work. Good bye manned space missions. The retarded bean counters of the Obama administration want to destroy the future.

[joshatkins94]

by promoting capitalism and limiting government bureaucracy and interference with the aerospace industry? if aeronautics wasn't privatized, you'd have no commercial jets, just the super-rich flying on N.A.C.A propeller planes. if aerospace isn't privatized, space tourism will never get off the ground, other than for the super-rich.

[Amiduffer]

The hell with tourism. Science isn't about profit, its about our posterity.

[exexexe]

The retarded traders have robbed the bank, the money is in their pockets. Now we have to pay the bill and the future will have to wait.

[Amiduffer]

Yep, kill off the people so they can continue with their gambling mania. Just like the father who spends the kids college fund on a Las Vegas binge.

[titovallevideo]

In El Salvador an explosion like sound was heard when the ship entered earth. Awesome

[tanjotdk]

Nasa! Please stop trying to go to mars or something try to achieve light speed. I know it hard to do but try if you guys get light speed you can go where ever you want! I want to see how the other galaxys are like before i die

[Zanark9]

It's not only hard, it violates Special Relativity.

[SuperKipper123]

congratulations to the crew, endeavour and MCC on an extremely successful mission delivering tranquility and opening up new windows to the universe through Coupla. It is great to see the crew safe and sound on the ground. the station is now 98% complete by volume and 90% complete by mass. Great Job!

[C0DZ0R]

Awesome

[s70driver2005]

It kinda sounds like a train towards the end when it lands, i think.

[1angeluz]

negativo

[kotique]

нихуясебе

[vitukz]

great machine. love this stuff

[Beathunter1]

great landing!

[marspolarlander]

This is so incredible - and it is so very sad that this ground breaking program has been cut and ended by the bammer.

[SouthernSky]

Endeavour is a very good machine. Great job crew and welcome.

[carlocivicsi]

whats the fire at the end?

[scouser73ubuntu]

Absolutely excellent stuff.

[1024kris]

lo mismo digo deberian avisar eso fue algo espectacular

[BlankDreams]

I want to be an Astronaut.

[flobba123]

@BlankDreams me too but i dont think its so easy becomming 1

[flushnut]

Welcome Home!

[Dragonlor140]

Congratulations Endeavour!

George Zamka and his crew completed an awesome mission to the international space station delivering a new module; something to be proud off!

Congratulations to the crew and the NASA ground support teams and all other teams over the world providing their support in the space program.

Greetz from Belgium :)

[htrejo79]

Hey! NASA cuando programen otro aterrizaje nocturno y que pase por Honduras avisen para poder ver la nave entrar a la atmósfera anoche fue fenomenal en Honduras.

Saludos.

[greenpogo]

kewl :P uhm can anyone tell me whats with the flames? those like retro rockets theyre using to slow down?

[maksphoto78]

They're venting the fumes from the engine that has been used for hydraulics. It uses toxic fuel, so it needs to be vented off before the crew can come out.

[TimeLapseSteve]

The flames are caused by Auxiliary Power Unit exhaust.

[hypersonicmach10]

@TimeLapseSteve

yeah.. it uses hydrazine powered APUs.

But the flames didnt seem so much like rocket exhaust.. But from their lack of reaction, looks like its routine!

[bosconaut]

Perfeito....parabéns!!!

[juuliuuz]

Nice landing :) Well done to the crew and the flight centre!

[lestube001]

never seem that flame before

[minamotosoft]

Похоже, шатл приземлился очень вовремя. Хвост то горит!

[maksphoto78]

Это выхлоп из вспомогательной силовой установки. Там токсичные газы, надо чтоб рассеялись. Днём "пламя" даже не видно.

[minamotosoft]

сам придумал????

[martin80olsztyn]

lucky touchdown...:)

welcome home!

[inesis]

@ 2:37 why is there a flame. It's a space shuttle, not a batmobile FFS !!

[HordeFTL]

Your not being serious right..

[inesis]

of course I'm not serious, I tought this was obvious!

[fushigiotoko]

"Endeavour Makes Safe Return"... But what about that flame at the top rear? Is that considered nominal?

[HordeFTL]

was a venting of the hydraulic systems and happened on every flight. It's just not noticed because the vast majority of flight landings happen during the daytime.

[fushigiotoko]

Oh, I see. After posting my previous comment it crossed my mind that it could be something like that. Thanks for the information :)

[MewFushisDad]

What a beautiful machine. To be able to blast into space and then land on a runway.

I think it will be a mistake to retire these amazing vehicles.

[AakeTraak]

Not really. They need to be replaced by something more appropriate. They just do low earth orbit.

[redbrest]

GO NASA

[guslb12]

it looks easier to land at night than in the day

i think the runway light helps way much more

its going to be sad that they retire the shuttle

[delmarian]

Terry Virts makes landing a shuttle look easy. Nice job every one.

[mach25man]

He didnt land it, the CDR did. He just pops the chute....

[chena3]

what is the flame cooking off

by rear vertical stabilizer ..

fuel lines bleeding off ...

anybody know ..

[TheTurbinator]

@chena3

The exhaust of the three APUs.

[HordeFTL]

was a venting of the hydraulic systems and happened on every flight. It's just not noticed because the vast majority of flight landings happen during the daytime.

[mach25man]

Hope you got the right answer already. Its APU exhaust.

[navidhacker]

Welcome home

[musicshapedhole]

Glad to see you guys back safe. Good job. :)

[LegendofAyumi]

Welcome home

Misson completed!!

[Ares5V]

Welcome Home

[khriz32]

you know here in my country we heard a really loud noise! (Honduras, Central America)....i know it was because of the spaceship going faster than the speed of sound, but why was it going so fast?

[HordeFTL]

So it can break into the atmosphere

[melvinrmc2002]

se vio chilero cuando cruzó guate.., ko, ;),

chilero=Cool

[haruki0batosai]

Is the fire normal??

[mulad]

Yeah, I believe that's from the auxiliary power unit. I've actually never seen the flames before because I've only seen video of daylight landings, but NASA usually has an infrared camera which picks up the bursts.

[TheVirtualCaptain285]

That''s the flames from the APU venting. It's harder to see during daylight landings.

[ervey105]

awesome!!! :P endeavour! :D

[bks1366]

Welcome back, endeavour! :D

[melshane23]

I also just watched the landing on NASA TV & it was very cool. Welcome Home Endeavour!! Glad yall are back safe. :)

[pilot341]

Have a great job.....Welcome to Endeavour!

[MichaelLorenger]

Welcome home guys!!!! Great JOB!!!

[Maisy5]

Welcome home! Awesome job.

[Sharingonsandninja]

Welcome back! Over already. :[

[chiminox]

Welcome !!

[flappy1114]

what are the flames near the vertical stabilizer

[fpx2gwak]

APU EGT flames

[g4ngr3l87]

something to burn remaining fuel?

i would like to know

[bluepastel]

@flappy1114

Celebratory fireworks on Mission Accomplished

[flappy1114]

lol!!!

[techdeck321]

Welcome Home !!!!

[crimsoncoin]

welcome home guys, good job all

[JonaFinny]

welcome home Endeavour!

[razven]

I just watched this live on TV :O fascinating.