U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely

The space shuttle Discovery astronauts (L-R) Pilot Kenneth Ham, Karen Nyberg, Akihiko Hoshide of Japan, Commander Mark Kelly, Michael Foissum and Ronald Garan pose for pictures after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 14, 2008.

(Xinhua 2008-06-14 23:27:37)The U.S. space shuttle Discovery returned home on Saturday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending its 14-day construction mission for the International Space Station.

Discovery, with seven astronauts aboard, touched down at 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT) at Kennedy, the space shuttle's home port, NASA TV showed.

Weather conditions at the landing site were near-excellent for Discovery's homecoming, with light sea breezes, good visibility and scattered clouds at 3,000 feet.

The shuttle continued to come to a full stop on the runway 15 shortly. "Everything looks very good," NASA TV commentator announced.

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