Atlantis lands in Florida
Posted: Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 2:07 PM ET (1907 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis completed the STS-122 mission on Wednesday with a successful landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis touched down on runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC at 9:07 am EST (1407 GMT), nearly 13 days after lifting off from KSC. The shuttle and its crew completed its primary mission to install the Columbus laboratory module, the major European contribution to the ISS, and outfit the module for use by the station's crew. The next shuttle mission, STS-123, is scheduled for launch on March 11.
The space shuttle Atlantis completed the STS-122 mission on Wednesday with a successful landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis touched down on runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC at 9:07 am EST (1407 GMT), nearly 13 days after lifting off from KSC. The shuttle and its crew completed its primary mission to install the Columbus laboratory module, the major European contribution to the ISS, and outfit the module for use by the station's crew. The next shuttle mission, STS-123, is scheduled for launch on March 11.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Tuesday, January 27
Crawling, gripping and floating above ESA’s flat floor
ESA — 4:35 am ET (0935 GMT) ESA’s Biomass goes live with data now open to all
ESA — 4:35 am ET (0935 GMT) Ryanair says it could use Starlink in future despite Elon Musk feud
The Guardian — 4:35 am ET (0935 GMT) How we protected the UK and space in December 2025
UK Space Agency — 4:33 am ET (0933 GMT) Space Force’s Newest Reconnaissance Satellites Could Come Online by 2030
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 4:33 am ET (0933 GMT) |
