CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA Fire Rescue Services vehicle drives toward space shuttle Discovery, which touched down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing was at 11:57 EST, completing the 13-day STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 11:57:17 , followed by nose gear touchdown at 11:57:28, and wheelstop at 11:58:14 On board are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen. Discovery and its six-member crew d
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA Fire Rescue Services vehicle drives toward space shuttle Discovery, which touched down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing was at 11:57 EST, completing the 13-day STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 11:57:17 , followed by nose gear touchdown at 11:57:28, and wheelstop at 11:58:14 On board are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen. Discovery and its six-member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station.
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