Sep 10th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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There is one more shuttle mission scheduled this year after Discovery
The shuttle Discovery is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center later after completing its mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
It is not certain though that the orbiter will be able to get down as planned because of poor weather.
Thunderstorms and strong winds at its Florida landing site may force the ship to delay its return by a day.
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Discovery glides to smooth California landing
Sep 11th, 2009 - CNET
Detoured by bad weather in Florida, the shuttle Discovery dropped out of orbit and swooped to a flawless California landing Friday to close out a successful space station resupply mission.
Shuttle lands in California, ending 14-day mission
Sep 11th, 2009 - Reuters
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery touched down safely on a landing strip in California's Mojave Desert on Friday at the end of a 14-day resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Bad weather delays space shuttle Discovery landing
Sep 10th, 2009 - Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA delayed the landing of the space shuttle Discovery because of stormy weather at its Florida landing site, but planned to try again...
Shuttle undocks from station and heads home
Sep 8th, 2009 - Reuters
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Seven astronauts aboard the U.S. shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station on Tuesday and set their sights on a Thursday landing in Florida.
Discovery pair prep for first spacewalk
Sep 1st, 2009 - The Register
Flight engineer Nicole Stott and mission specialist Danny Olivas will later today step outside the International Space Station for the first spacewalk of space shuttle Discovery's mission STS-128.



