STS-121 Landing of the orbiter Discovery
STS121-E-079 (17 July 2006) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Discovery touches down on the KSC landing facility. Onboard are six of the seven astronauts who nearly two weeks earlier had lifted off from the nearby launch complex--astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, Piers J. Sellers, Mark E. Kelly, Michael E. Fossum, Stephanie D. Wilson and Lisa M. Nowak. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter remained aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA ID
STS121-S-079
Date Created
July 17, 2006
Center
JSC
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