
STS102-S-013 (21 March 2001) --- After a 5.3 million mile mission, The Space Shuttle Discovery approaches touchdown on Runway 15 at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility in this aft view. The landing completed the successful 12-day STS-102 mission. Onboard the shuttle were astronauts James Wetherbee, James Kelly, Andy Thomas, and Paul Richards. Discovery’s touchdown also marked the return of the space station’s first resident crew – Expedition One which were William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. STS-102 was the 103rd shuttle flight and the eighth shuttle mission to visit the station.
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March 21, 2001
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