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    • Title Space Shuttle Discovery's main landing gear is about to touch down on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center
    • Released 20/07/2006 9:14 am
    • Copyright NASA
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      Space Shuttle Discovery's main landing gear is about to touch down on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at 9:14 a.m. (EDT) on July 17, 2006. Onboard were astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, commander; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; Piers J. Sellers, Michael E. Fossum, Lisa M. Nowak and Stephanie D. Wilson, all mission specialists. During the nearly 13-day mission, the STS-121 crew tested new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, and delivered supplies and made repairs to the International Space Station.


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    • Mission Astrolab (Astronaut Reiter)
    • Keywords ISS and other space stations , Launchers and space vehicles , Shuttle

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