COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Record
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a two-mile tow from NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility, the orbiter Discovery rolls to the Orbiter Processing Facility. Umbilical lines for coolant and purge air are still attached. Discovery landed at the SLF at 9:14 a.m. EDT, completing mission STS-121. Discovery traveled 5.3 million miles, landing on orbit 202. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 37 minutes and 54 seconds. Main gear touchdown occurred on time at 9:14:43 EDT. Wheel stop was at 9:15:49 EDT. During the mission, the STS-121 crew tested new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, and delivered supplies and made repairs to the International Space Station. Photo courtesy of Nikon/Scott Andrews
Release Date:
07/17/2006
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Florida
facet_when:
07-17-2006
facet_when_year:
2006
Photo Number:
KSC-06PD-1607
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-06PD-1607
