BUSINESS INFORMATION - Space Shuttle Discovery U.S. landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California, local time Friday, after re-supply mission for two weeks to the international space station.
Landing sites Edwards moved to the base after weather conditions forced the superintendent to cancel flights landing permission at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for two days in a row.
Discovery, with seven astronauts, touched the runway at 20:53 local time, Friday, (07:53 pm, Saturday), before sunset.
Because of bad weather in Florida, the flight inspector to cancel the landing of the shuttle is in place of his departure on Thursday and Friday, and told the crew in order to Edwards Air Force Base, supporting landings if conditions allow the shuttle to land in Florida.
It was the 54th landing of the shuttle was at Edwards, NASA said.
NASA will spend 1.7 million dollars to transport the shuttle back to the launch of a single jumbo jet that has changed.
Discovery, which launched on August 28, sent several tons of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station, including a shelf support and shelf life sciences.
Shuttle's seven astronauts brought home, including Timothy Kopra, who passed nearly two months in these outposts.
Who also had come home is "Buzz Light year". For 12-inch object that has been orbiting for 15 months since mid-2008 as part of an educational program. The doll will be returned to Walt Disney World for the exhibition in early Oktober.
Discovery crew conducted three times in space travel at the station, to install a new tank of ammonia coolant, a new antenna and wiring to Tranquality, a part of life due to arrive early next year.
However, the Discovery crew in trouble when they fail to connect a cable link. NASA was thinking about improvements for next pengunjungan shuttle in November.
It is the mission of the Discovery into space 37 and 30 missions to the space shuttle is dedicated to assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station.
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