Shuttle Atlantis Arrives At KSC
POSTED: Tuesday, July 3, 2007
UPDATED: 9:04 am EDT July 3, 2007
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Shuttle Atlantis is back at its home port Tuesday morning after giving people along the Space Coast beaches an early Independence Day spectacle, according to Local 6 News partner Florida Today.The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Atlantis touched down at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:24 a.m. after buzzing the Brevard beaches from the Pineda Causeway north through Cocoa Beach on their way to the spaceport.People along the beach got a limited view because of cloudy skies, but the big 747 with the shuttle mounted on top ducked in and out of the clouds here and there along the way. Those who went to the trouble to get out to the beach pointed and clapped as they got a glimpse of one of America's three space shuttle orbiters. Atlantis returns to KSC this morning after a 14-day mission to the International Space Station in June, which ended with a landing at the backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California a week ago Friday. Atlantis is scheduled to launch on its next mission in December.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Previous Stories:
- July 3, 2007: Shuttle Atlantis To Arrive At KSC Tuesday
- June 23, 2007: Atlantis Astronauts Reunite With Family
- June 22, 2007: Atlantis Returns To Edwards AFB
- June 21, 2007: Weather Forces Shuttle To Miss Landing Chances
- June 19, 2007: Shuttle Separates From Space Station
- June 19, 2007: Atlantis Crew Prepares For Return To Earth
- June 17, 2007: Shuttle Atlantis Cleared To Return To Earth
- June 14, 2007: Parts Of Shuttle Shut Down To Save Energy
- June 13, 2007: Astronauts To Staple Shuttle Blanket
- June 12, 2007: NASA: Atlantis Likely Not Struck
- June 9, 2007: Atlantis Heads To Space Station
- June 8, 2007: Space Shuttle Awaits Launch
- June 7, 2007: Forecast Improves For Launch Of Atlantis
- June 6, 2007: NASA Resolves Shuttle Tank Lines Issue
- June 6, 2007: NASA Troubleshoots Shuttle Tank Lines
- May 31, 2007: NASA Green Lights June 8 Shuttle Launch
- May 22, 2007: Plane Flies Near Shuttle On Launch Pad
- May 15, 2007: Shuttle Atlantis Rolled Out To Launch Pad
- May 14, 2007: Launch Team Targets Overnight Shuttle Rollout
- May 11, 2007: NASA Clears Shuttle Atlantis For Rollout
- May 2, 2007: Freight Train Carrying Space Shuttle Rocket Booster Segments Derails
- April 23, 2007: NASA Preps To Remove 3 Atlantis Engines
- April 10, 2007: Shuttle Launch Off Until June
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