| July 17, 2006
Speed 309 miles an hour. Altitude 6,300 feet. Four-point-five miles to the runway. All systems looking good as Discovery comes in for a landing. Thirty seconds to touchdown. Altitude 250 feet. Gear down and locked.
Main gear touchdown. Nose gear touchdown. Wheels stop.
Wheels stop, Huston.
Roger.Wheels stop. Welcome back, Discovery, and congratulations on a great mission, expanding our knowledge and experience with orbiter repair and bringing the space station back to a full crew complemnet. We have no immediate deltas at post-landing and we'll meet you on page five dash three.
Thanks. It was a great mission, a really great mission, and enjoyed the entry and the landing and we're going over to five dash three now. |