Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Space Shuttle Discovery lands securely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:14 a.m. EDT (1314 GMT) Monday, after finishing a 13-day flight mission, NASA television showed.
The orbiter landed on agenda under overcast skies at the Kennedy Space Center, and just after the safe and sound return, NASA hailed this as a extremely successful mission.
"Welcome back Discovery and congratulations on a great mission," Mission Control told Commander Steve Lindsey after Discovery rolled to a stop.
"It was a great mission, a really great mission, and enjoyed the entry and the landing," Lindsey replied.
The mission designated STS-121, marks a critical step for the U.S. space plan's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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