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Discovery returns to Earth



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THE Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth yesterday after completing a successful expansion job at the international space station, now more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar Japanese science lab.
The shuttle landed at 11.15am local time (4.15pm BST), under the control of commander Mark Kelly.

"Beautiful landing, Mark, and congratulations on a great mission," Mission Control radioed when Discovery came to a safe stop. The mission spanned 14 days, 217 orbits and 5.7 million miles.





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  • Last Updated: 14 June 2008 11:55 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: Space science
 
1

Michaela,

Canada 15/06/2008 05:04:19
Congratulations on a successful mission. An incredible machine.
2

Neil,

Glasgow 15/06/2008 17:10:26
They also fixed the bog by taking up most of an entire new system. If NASA were hiring Poles or indeed making any attempt to keep the cost down they could have fixed it with a few washers.
3

ThePeter,

Glasgae 15/06/2008 19:47:44
So if you are on the bog on the ISS with constipation
How many times will you go round the world with it???
4

57Nomad,

california 16/06/2008 03:46:13
#2 Neil

Neil, I had no idea that you were and aerospace engineer. The fact is NASA is a very open minded a creative bunch of guys. If you have a way to do it better and cheaper you should submit your design to them. For real.

 

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