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Space Shuttle Discovery Touches Down in California
For the second day, flight controllers diverted Discovery from the preferred Florida landing site because of storms. Instead, they ordered it to glide down to Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert on the other side of the country.
With memories of the Columbia accident still fresh, an obviously relieved mission control welcomed commander Eileen Collins and her crew home after two weeks in orbit.
Shuttle program manager Bill Parsons says Discovery's return is a tribute to the fallen Columbia astronauts.
"Today we honored the Columbia crew. We brought Discovery home safely. It's a great day. If you want to know how I feel, I feel fantastic," said Mr. Parsons.
Discovery's mission is the last for an unknown period of time. The U.S. space agency NASA has grounded the shuttle fleet again until it can determine why a piece of hard insulation foam broke off from the orbiter's external fuel tank during liftoff. This was the same kind of mishap that damaged the shuttle Columbia's wing, dooming it to perish upon re-entry, killing all seven people aboard.
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