Space Shuttle Discovery En Route Back To Earth

Houston (dbTechno) – NASA space shuttle Discovery is on the way back to Earth after it undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, concluding an 11-day mission which had astronauts repairing a solar panel on the space station.

The pilot of Discovery George Zamka pulled away from the International Space Station on Monday as Discovery began its two-day trip heading home.

Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson stated to Discovery, “Thank you guys for the Harmoney module.”

Discovery dropped off the module which will help European and Asian expansions of the International Space Station to take place.

The shuttle launched on October 23rd from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is scheduled to land there at 1:02 p.m. on Wednesday.

All necessary tests have been completed on the heat shield of Discovery which is now well on its way, just one day away from returning home to Earth.

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