Space Shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts on board landed on Earth with a nice smooth touchdown. Read more about the work of the crew of Atlantis on its flight to 11 days ahead. Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at the right time, in excellent condition, no clouds and temperatures in the fifties. "Could not have chosen a clear day," said Maj. Gen. Charles Hobaugh. Mission Control congratulated him on a "picture perfect" landing.
The Homecoming was especially important for two of the crew of Atlantis. Astronaut Nicole Stott had been missing for three months living on the space station. And his fellow crew Bresnik Randolph had welcomed a daughter born last weekend. "Everyone, welcome back to Earth, especially you, Nicole," Mission Control via radio.
Bresnik had even bigger plans: to have his daughter for the first time. Abigail Mae Bresnik born Saturday evening, just after his father took his first spacewalk. Bresnik get to see his family on Saturday Rebecca his wife stayed home with their newborn daughter and his older brother Wyatt 3rd Atlantis team brought the broken space station water reuse, and l0gged and 4.5 million miles around the Earth 171 times.
Only five shuttle flights, which continue to head the space station next year. It will stop the construction of the International Space Station. Atlantis delivered nearly 15 tonnes of equipment, leaving the space station 86 percent complete.
Next NASA Space Shuttle is in February. Endeavor will provide a full complete module of the station, with a dome of earth's first with a camera looking dome, which has seven windows.
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