The Nation : Shuttle to Land at Edwards
The flight of the space shuttle Challenger, set to begin Monday, will land May 6 at wide-open Edwards Air Force Base in California because of problems experienced on landing last week by the shuttle Discovery, NASA announced. During Discovery’s landing Friday, a landing gear brake locked up, one tire blew out and another was damaged. At a flight readiness review, shuttle managers decided that all other elements of Challenger’s mission were OK and gave the go-ahead to launch the ship at 9 a.m. PST Monday.
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