KSC-95EC-1055 - STS-70 Crew in front of Discovery post landing 


  STS-70 crew members give a "thumbs up" to press representatives and
others waiting to greet them on Runway 33 of KSC's Shuttle Landing
Facility after the conclusion of their successful flight on the Space
Shuttle Discovery. From left, are Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks,
Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Nancy Jane Currie and Donald
A. Thomas, and Pilot Kevin R. Kregel. Discovery landed on orbit
143. Main gear touchdown was unofficially listed at 8:02 a.m. EDT on
July 22, 1995. Both opportunities for a KSC touchdown on the scheduled
landing date, July 21, were waived off because of fog and low
visibility conditions at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The first
opportunity on July 22 at KSC also was waived off. STS-70 was the 24th
landing at KSC and the 70th Space Shuttle mission. During the
eight-day, 22-hour flight, the crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite-G (TDRS-G) and performed many experiments. STS-70 also was
the maiden flight of the new Block I orbiter main engine, which flew
in the number one position. The other two engines were of the existing
Phase II design.


 
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