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.
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