November 27th, 2009
Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home (Video)
Written by Nancy Atkinson
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts landed safely at Kennedy Space Center Friday morning at 9:44 a.m. EST, ending an 11-day journey to the ISS. Atlantis flew 171 orbits around Earth and traveled 7,226,176 kilometers (4,490,138 miles) since its Nov. 16 launch. STS-129 was the 129th space shuttle mission, the 31st for Atlantis and the 31st shuttle mission to the International Space Station. It was the fifth and final flight of 2009. Enjoy the landing video!
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November 27th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Is it me, or there's no video / link?
November 27th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
wow 31 shuttle trips to the station already! that's quite a few trips.
November 28th, 2009 at 2:44 am
It brought a tear to my eye, to see a successful landing of such a highly technical operation which has been refined to a well-oiled procedure that nevertheless? must be carried out with skill & attention to every detail. Congratulations to all involved.