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Rientra lo shuttle dopo la missione su Hubble

Edwards, Stati Uniti - L'Endeavour era stato allertato per un'eventuale missione di recupero

Lo shuttle Atlantis è atterrato ieri alle 11:39 EDT (17:39 italiane) presso la base aerea di Edwards, in California, dato che il maltempo aveva impedito tutti i tentativi precedenti al Kennedy Space Center di Cape Canaveral, in Florida (vedi AVIONEWS). La missione di servizio al telescopio spaziale Hubble è durata 12 giorni, 21 ore, 37 minuti, 9 secondi ed ha percorso un totale di 8491 milioni di c...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104936
Roma, Italia, 05/25/2009 12:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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