Americans Gather at Edwards AFB for Discovery Landing
Motor homes festooned with flags lined Rogers Dry Lake as thousands camped for Space Shuttle Discovery landing. NASA and Air Force estimate up to 200000 spectators, with 12000 people in 3000 vehicles already by afternoon. Campers came from Alaska to Kentucky amid desert heat and vendor crowds.
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Shuttle Landings and Edwards Air Force Base Backdrop
The article explains the Discovery shuttle's planned steep final approach and subsonic touchdown aided by onboard computers with astronauts as monitors. It notes prior shuttle wear from landings and modifications after the Challenger disaster, with Edwards Air Force Base as the favored landing site over Kennedy Space Center due to longer runways and open desert.
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Discovery crew pays tribute to Challenger victims
In orbit aboard Discovery, the five astronauts saluted the seven Challenger crew killed in 1986. Frederick Hauck led a somber ceremony as they honored colleagues and reaffirmed resolve to continue the mission. The crew recalled fear at liftoff and noted a false Class 3 fuel cell alarm shortly after launch.
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