Atlantis Lands in California June 22, 2007
Posted by jtintle in Planets, Space Fotos.Tags: Earth, Edwards Air Force Base, Expedition 15, Johnson Space Center, NASA, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Suni Williams
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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER PAO: Landing gear is down and locked. Main gear touchdown. Nose gear touchdown. Atlantis rolling out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, wrapping up a 5.8-million-mile mission.
Atlantis completing its 28th mission, leaving the International Space Station with more power-generation capability and bringing home Expedition 15 astronaut Suni Williams after 195 days in space.
ATLANTIS: Houston, Atlantis. Wheels stop.
HOUSTON: Atlantis, Houston. Copy wheels stop. Welcome back.
Congratulations on a great mission. Good job installing S3/S4, continuing to expand the space station in preparation for adding modules from more of our international partners and stepping stones for the rest of the NASA exploration plan.
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