Discovery back home

Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts prepares to land at Edwards Air Force Base on Sep. 11, 2009 after bad weather prevented it from returning to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the second day in a row.

Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts prepares to land at Edwards Air Force Base on Sep. 11, 2009 after bad weather prevented it from returning to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the second day in a row. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 5:52 PM PT

Watching the shuttle

Military personnel and their families watch the space shuttle descend from the sky. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The shuttle approaches

Discovery comes in for landing at Edwards Air Force Base. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Parachute

With its chute trailing behind it, Discovery touches down in the California desert. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Shuttle guards

Air Force personnel on the periphery of the runway during post-mission activity. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

More From the Los Angeles Times

Most Read in California