Some 28 days after launching from Kennedy Space Center on its cargo-delivery mission to the international space station, shuttle Endeavour returned home atop a Boeing 747 carrier jet to conclude the cross-country ferryflight.

The C-17 pathfinder aircraft arrived first, followed by a thrilling ground-hugging flyby of the shuttle carrier. After a loop around, the 747 touched down at 2:45 p.m. EST December 12 on the spaceport's three-mile-long runway.

Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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