STS-120 landing

USA


Discovery approaches runway 33 at KSC.



Discovery crosses over runway 33 threshold!

Touchdown 1:01pm EST after traveling 6.2 million miles since launch.

With the Drag Chute jettisoned, Discovery comes to a stop with the Shuttle Training Aircraft overhead.

After a successfull landing, Discovery is towed back to the Orbital Processing Facility or OPF.

Picture of the inside the SSME's.


Discovery approaches OPF-3.

Discovery ended up spending the night here, while workers had a problem with the left OPF door.



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