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Looking jubilant over the completion of their successful mission, the STS-72 astronauts pose for a group photo in front of the orbiter that has just brought them safely back to Earth. From left are STS-72 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata, who represents the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist Dr. Daniel T. Barry; Pilot Brent W. Jett Jr.; Commander Brian Duff; and Mission Specialist Winston E. Scott and Leroy Chiao. The orbiter Endeavour touched down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 2:41:41 a.m. EST, bringing the first Space Shuttle flight of 1996 to a smooth conclusion.