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Discovery heads for KSC landing
12-22-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)After passing on the first opportunity to land Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, NASA's flight control team has given the 'go' to prepare for landing at KSC on the second opportunity. The four-minute deorbit burn took place at 22:26 CET, landing will follow at 23:32 CET (22:32 UT).
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