Space Shuttle Discovery

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Space Shuttle Discovery Lands After Mission To International Space Station

Getty Images 74 days ago

EDWARDS, CA - SEPTEMBER 11: Space Shuttle Discovery lands in the Mojave Desert on September 11, 2009 at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave, California. The STS-128 was prevented from landing at the preferred site ...

Shuttle Discovery home safely after 14-day mission

Reuters US Online Report Top News 74 days ago

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely in California on Friday after bad weather forced a switch of its touchdown site at the end of a two-week mission to the International Space Station. NASA diverted the ...

Space shuttle lands in California after detour

AP Features 74 days ago

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row. Discovery swooped through the sky, breaking through ...

Shuttle astronauts try, try again to get home

AFP Global Edition 74 days ago

Astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery ignited the big braking rockets on their spacecraft to start a weather-delayed descent to Earth. The seven crew members aimed for a touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base, north of Los Angeles, late on Friday at ...

Space Shuttle Returns To Kennedy Space Center After 13-Day Mission

Getty Images 75 days ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Clouds arriving from the Atlantic Ocean passes near NASA's vehicle assembly building, scrubbing Space Shuttle Discovery's return to Kennedy Space Center for the second day in a row September 11, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery ...

Bad weather again delays US shuttle landing

AFP Global Edition 75 days ago

NASA officials dropped Friday's first bid to land the space shuttle Discovery as bad weather forced the astronauts to delay their return to Earth for the second day in a row. The shuttle's seven astronauts were twice forced to forego landing opportunities ...

Shuttle astronauts ready for return home, eye California landing

AFP Global Edition 75 days ago

Shuttle Discovery astronauts awoke Friday eager for another round of attempts to land and bring to a close their now two-week-old supply mission to the International Space Station. Efforts by NASA to bring the seven crew members back to Earth on Thursday ...

Discovery eyes return after delaying touchdown

AFP Global Edition 75 days ago

Thunderstorms and high winds forced NASA to abandon its first two attempts to land the space shuttle Discovery, with the next bid for a descent to Earth set for later Friday. "We know everyone worked it as hard as they could," shuttle ...

Discovery delays landing, eyes Friday return

AFP Global Edition 75 days ago

Thunderstorms and high winds forced NASA to abandon its first two attempts to land the space shuttle Discovery, with the next bid for a high-speed descent to Earth set for Friday. "We know everyone worked it as hard as they could," shuttle ...

Discovery dodges space debris, landing delayed

AFP Global Edition 75 days ago

Thunderstorms and high winds forced NASA to abandon its first two attempts to land the space shuttle Discovery, with the next bid for a high-speed descent to Earth set for Friday. "We know everyone worked it as hard as they could," shuttle ...

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