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STS-117: Atlantis Back At KSC

By TonyF on 3 July 2007 at 11:21AM

After a $1.7 million, cross-country flight, the Atlantis orbiter is back at KSC.  NASA reports:

Atlantis Has Returned Home

Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center
Image above: The 747 aircraft carrying Atlantis makes a smooth touchdown at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Photo credit: NASA/KSC

07.03.07 8:27 a.m. EDT

Atlantis is Home!

The ferry-flight returns Atlantis to Kennedy Space Center
Image above: Atlantis returns to Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility. Image credit: NASA/KSC

Secured 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.

SCA landing video here. Discussion here.

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