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Old 14-June-2008, 06:50 PM
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Default STS-124: A Mission in Pictures

Always a beautiful sight, the space shuttle Discovery touched down safely at 11:15 a.m. EDT, on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the 13-day mission, Discovery and the crew of STS-124 delivered new component Kibo, the Japanese Experiment Module, to the International Space Station. Mission managers say Discovery [...]

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It was great to see a live transmission of Discovery touching down (and safely), even if the coverage was only ten or so minutes on BBC. What a beautiful 'bird' Discovery is!
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