Monday, July 17, 2006

Discovery begins trip back to earth

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The Leonardo multi-purpose logistics module is returned to the payload bay of the Shuttle Discovery by the robot arm of the International Space Station WASHINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) early Saturday, beginning the two-day trip back to Earth, according to NASA TV.

The undocking of Discovery occurred at 6:08 a.m. EDT as the two spacecraft flew above the Pacific Ocean north of New Zealand.

    At about 4 a.m. EDT, the six-member Discovery crew paid farewell to the Expedition 13 crew after a nine-day stay and exited the International Space Station.

"Have a safe journey back, a soft landing and we'll see you on the ground in a few months," said U.S....
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