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Discovery returns after first U S Russian spaceflight in 18 years
The Shuttle Discovery and its eight crew including Russian cosmonaut Krikalev landed at Kennedy Space Center at 12 19 p m Arizona time after a 3 4 million mile voyage. Commander Bolden led the descent through heavy clouds and NASA officials considered Edwards Air Force Base as an alternate. The mission marked a historic step toward a joint space station program with Russia and other international partners.
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Florida
Krikalev
Space Center
Arizona
Discovery
Charlie Precourt
NASA
Mission Control Center
Houston
Charles Bolden Jr
Aleutian Islands
Canada
U.S. Midwest
Kennedy
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Edwards
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Mojave Desert
Russian Space Agency
U.S
Japan
European Space Agency
Vladimir Titov
Columbia