Shuttle starts journey home

WITH their fifth and final spacewalk under their belt, Endeavour’s astronauts took some well-deserved time off yesterday before starting the journey home.

Shuttle starts journey home

Astronauts Michael Foreman and Robert Behnken sailed through their six-hour spacewalk on Saturday, attaching a 50-foot inspection pole to the international space station among other chores.

“You were just fabulous out there today,” astronaut Richard Linnehan told the pair as they floated back into the station.

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