Space shuttle Endeavour ends mission early

Florida, Aug 20: The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour departed hastily from the International Space Station on Sunday, ending the construction mission a day early in order to land before Hurricane Dean threatens its Houston control center. To avoid setting up an emergency command outpost at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA wants to land Endeavour a day early, with touchdown in Florida planned for 12:32 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.

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