CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With the last bit of shuttle imagery analyzed, NASA cleared Endeavour on Monday for its return to Earth, bringing the spaceship home a day early because of hurricane worries that later evaporated.
Endeavour is aiming for a touchdown early Tuesday afternoon, as long as the crosswind at the landing strip isn't too strong, the main weather concern.
"Hopefully, we'll have acceptable weather and it will be a really good day," commander Scott Kelly radioed from orbit. "I've got a good feeling," Mission Control replied.