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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The parking lot at the NASA News Center overflows with cars and satellite trucks for the media who hoped to capture the images of Space Shuttle Discovery landing at KSC. Due to weather concerns, the landing was deferred to Edwards Air Force Base in California. The 13-day, 21-hour Return to Flight STS-114 mission ended on Runway 22 at 8:11:22 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander Eileen Collins on the controls. Discovery spent two weeks in space, where the crew demonstrated new methods to inspect and repair the Shuttle in orbit. The crew also delivered supplies, outfitted and performed maintenance on the International Space Station. A number of these tasks were conducted during three spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA_Debbie Kiger