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KSC-06pp1612
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — The orbiter Discovery releases a drag chute to slow its speed as it touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility after completing mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. 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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-06pp1612. NASA/KSC, 2006-07-17. Public domain. ID: KSC-06pp1612.
