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Discovery comes home. The Space shuttle landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:47 a.m. EST today. During the 12 day mission — the crew of Discovery delivered spare parts to the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Discovery is cruising in space on its final mission. Discovery lifted off with a thunder into the blue skies over Florida this afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center. During the 11-day mission, the 6 member crew will deliver important parts and equipment to the International Space Station. Discovery is due to return home on March 7.
Photo: NASA/Tom Tschida A two week journey in space came to an end for the crew of Discovery yesterday when the space shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert at 5:53 PDT. Discovery announced its arrival with two thunderous sonic booms over the Southland shortly before the picture perfect landing. During the trip, the seven member crew delivered supplies and research materials to the International Space Station. Discovery was due to land in Florida, but unstable weather conditions forced a change of plans to... Read More →
