Post by tajiritarantula on Aug 9, 2005 7:34:05 GMT -5
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON BOARD!!!
Discovery and its crew of seven glided safely back to Earth on Tuesday evening.
The landing ended a 14-day test of space shuttle safety that was shadowed by the ghosts of Columbia.
Discovery swooped through the darkness of the Mojave Desert and landed on the Edwards runway in California.
The detour to California came after thunderstorms in Cape Canaveral, Florida, prevented the shuttle from returning to its home base.
It marked the conclusion of the first shuttle re-entry since Columbia's tragic return.
Columbia disintegrated over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board.
Discovery and its crew of seven glided safely back to Earth on Tuesday evening.
The landing ended a 14-day test of space shuttle safety that was shadowed by the ghosts of Columbia.
Discovery swooped through the darkness of the Mojave Desert and landed on the Edwards runway in California.
The detour to California came after thunderstorms in Cape Canaveral, Florida, prevented the shuttle from returning to its home base.
It marked the conclusion of the first shuttle re-entry since Columbia's tragic return.
Columbia disintegrated over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board.