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Landing of space shuttle Discovery. 06-2008

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sts12-44001

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 25 cm

Space Shuttle Discovery is moments away from touchdown on runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 14-day STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. Onboard are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly, commander; Ken Ham, pilot; Mike Fossum, Ron Garan, Karen Nyberg, Garrett Reisman and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, all mission specialists. The main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. (EDT) on June 14, 2008.

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2008 - CAPE CANAVERAL - DISCOVERY - FLORIDA - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - LANDING - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - POSTFLIGHT - SPACE CENTER - SPACE SHUTTLE - SPACESHIP - STS-124 -