Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth
(Yahoo News) - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew returned to Earth on Wednesday, wrapping up a 5 million-mile journey highlighted by the successful delivery of a new European lab to the international space station.
The shuttle and its seven astronauts landed at 9:07 a.m. at NASA's spaceport at Kennedy Space Center, where the crew's families and top space program managers gathered to welcome them home.
Commander Stephen Frick safely guided Atlantis down through a sky dotted with thin, wispy clouds and onto the runway.
The shuttle and its seven astronauts landed at 9:07 a.m. at NASA's spaceport at Kennedy Space Center, where the crew's families and top space program managers gathered to welcome them home.
Commander Stephen Frick safely guided Atlantis down through a sky dotted with thin, wispy clouds and onto the runway.
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