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STS-124 Shuttle Mission Imagery
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, Deputy Shuttle Program Manager LeRoy Cain and KSC Director Bill Parsons
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STS124-S-073 (14 June 2008) --- After Space Shuttle Discovery's landing on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA VIPs take a close look at the orbiter. From the left are Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations; LeRoy Cain, NASA deputy shuttle program manager; and KSC Director Bill Parsons. Discovery's landing ended the STS-124 mission, a 14-day flight to the International Space Station. The main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. (EDT) on June 14, 2008. The nose landing gear touched down at 11:15:30 a.m. and wheel stop was at 11:16:19 a.m. During the mission, Discovery's crew installed the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Kibo laboratory and its remote manipulator system leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 06/16/2008
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