Discovery Finally Returns to Florida
Space shuttle Discovery returned home Friday after landing in California on Oct. 24.
After 13 days in space, during which the crew worked on the international space station Alpha and made a record-breaking four spacewalks, Discovery was diverted to Edwards Air Force Base because of bad weather in Florida.
High winds over Edwards in the Mojave Desert and a balky bolt on a cover protecting the shuttle’s main engines delayed mounting Discovery on its 747 carrier aircraft.
The piggyback duo left California on Thursday morning and made a refueling stop at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
