After a $1.7 million, cross-country flight, the Atlantis orbiter is back at KSC. NASA reports:
Atlantis Has Returned Home
Image above: The 747 aircraft carrying Atlantis makes a smooth touchdown at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Photo credit: NASA/KSC07.03.07 8:27 a.m. EDT
Atlantis is Home!
Image above: Atlantis returns to Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Image credit: NASA/KSCSecured atop a modified 747 aircraft, Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center. The ferry-flight made the trip from Edwards Air Force Base in California to Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility, landing at 8:27 a.m. EDT July 3, 2007 officially concluding mission STS-117.

