Discovery Returns After Kibo Delivery Mission
Credit: CARLETON BAILIE/AW&ST
Space shuttle orbiter Discovery, piloted by STS-124 astronauts Navy Cdr. Mark E. Kelly and Ken Ham, assisted by flight engineer Ron Garan, flares for touchdown at 190 kt. about 2,600 ft. along Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center on June 14. Mission specialist Karen Nyberg was also on the flight...
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