Discovery Lands Safely in California Discovery and its crew of seven glided safely back to Earth on Tuesday, ending a riveting, at times agonizing, 14-day test of space shuttle safety.
NASA Cancels Fla. Landing for Discovery NASA canceled plans to land Discovery in Florida for stormy weather and told the astronauts to aim instead for a touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base.
WHAT IS THE SPACE SHUTTLE? It's the most sophisticated human-rated launch vehicle in the history of space flight. Since the first flight in 1981, the space shuttle has completed more than 100 missions and carried more than 600 passengers into space. The fleet has accumulated more than 2.5 years in orbit and yet has 75 percent of its design life remaining.
l Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster happend on Saturday 1st, February, 2003 and was the second Space Shuttle Disaster and the first shuttle lost on landing. There was shock around the world over the tragedy.
l Challenger On January 28, 1986 America was shocked by the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, and the death of its seven crew members.
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