Shuttle Landing

Shuttle Landing: Newest Today News about is Shuttle Landing, Detection finished its career as the world's most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the final, last time and taking off in a new way as a museum piece. Later a flawless trip to the International Space Station, NASA's oldest Shuttle Landing swooped through a little wispy cloud on its way to its last touchdown. To the ship that has led the way time and time over again, we say, 'Farewell Discovery,'" affirmed Mission Control commentator Josh Byerly. When it landed three minutes before noon EST, Detection ceased being a reusable rocket ship. For the last time: wheels stop," commander Steven Lindsey called out when the shuttle rolled to a stop. He was the final of the six crew members to climb out of the Shuttle Landing. Dozens of NASA official’s flight directors, launch executive, former astronauts joined the crew on the runway to admire the shuttle and pose for image. It's a beautiful bittersweet moment for all of us," Lindsey said. "As the minutes pass, I am really getting sadder and sadder about this being the final flight. Even later Shuttle Landing Endeavour and Atlantis make their last voyages in the coming months, Discovery will still hold the all-time record with 39 missions, 148 million miles, 5,830 orbits of Earth, and 365 days spent in space all that was achieved in less than 27 years. Discovery now leads the way to retirement as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program in favor of interplanetary travel.