CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) - SPACE shuttle Endeavour returned home to Nasa's spaceport on Friday, nearly two weeks after landing back on Earth.

Endeavour was forced to take a detour to California at mission's end on Nov 30 because of stormy weather at Kennedy Space Center, the main landing site. More bad weather further stalled the trip home.

The shuttle didn't leave Edwards Air Force Base, where it ended up, until Wednesday.

Endeavour was anchored atop a modified jumbo jet for the cross-country trip. The trip cost $1.8 million.

Endeavour and its crew of seven spent 16 days in orbit, most of that at the international space station. The astronauts renovated the inside of the space station and installed a recycling system for turning urine into drinking water. -- AP