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STS131-S-100 (20 April 2010) --- Space shuttle Discovery lands on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:08 a.m. (EDT) on April 20, 2010, completing the 15-day STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 9:08:35 a.m. followed by nose gear touchdown at 9:08:47 a.m. and wheels stop at 9:09:33 a.m. Aboard are NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter, commander; James P. Dutton Jr., pilot; Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, all mission specialists. The seven-member STS-131 crew carried the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that were transferred to the station's laboratories. The crew also switched out a gyroscope on the station?s truss, installed a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieved a Japanese experiment from the station?s exterior. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall. sts131-s-100

Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - EOM

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Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - EOM

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Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the 69th landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 to end the STS-124 mission, a 14-day flight to the International Space Station. The main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. EDT. The nose landing gear touched down at 11:15:30 a.m. and wheel stop was at 11:16:19 a.m. The mission completed 5.7 million miles. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1689

STS098-S-015 (20 Feb. 2001) --- The main landing gear on the space shuttle Atlantis touches down to mark mission completion at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of California.Onboard were astronauts Kenneth Cockrell, Mark Polansky, Robert Curbeam, Thomas Jones and Marsha Ivins. Atlantis touched down on Edward?s concrete runway at 2:33 p.m. (CST), Feb. 20, for a mission elapsed time of 12 days, 21 hours and 20 minutes. Photo credit: NASA STS098-s-015

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Description: ALERT COVERAGE. VIEW FROM OUTSIDE OF FENCE. LOOKING NORTH "WITH ORBITER COMING TOWARD CAMERA" SHOW TOUCHDOWN LOCATE AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM TOUCHDOWN POINT TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE IMAGE SIZE WHEN THE ORBITER CONTACTS THE RUNWAY. COMMITTED ONLY FOR RUNWAY 15 (NORTH TO SOUTH) LANDINGS

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Date Taken: 3/28/2009

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STS119 LAUNCH AND LANDING

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25/07/2005 - 21/07/2011
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label_outline Explore Alert Coverage, Orbiter Contacts, Show Touchdown

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eom sts 119 discovery nasa launch and landing high resolution ultra high resolution runway landings adequate image size orbiter contacts show touchdown touchdown point digital stills sts 119 alert coverage orbiter appropriate distance view space program