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The Discovery shuttle comes back

Cape Canaveral, USA - Landing scheduled for Saturday afternoon

After installing the solar panels and leaving on the International Space Station the Japanese cosmonaut Koichi Wakata, the Discovery shuttle has successfully undocked from the ISS yesterday evening and has started his return journey to home. Landing is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. The shuttle took off last 15th of March with 7 people on board, leaded by commander Lee Archambault (see AVIONEWS)....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101919
Rome, Italy, 03/26/2009 16:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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