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Atlantis hits Earth in California | Atlantis hits Earth in California |
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US space shuttle Atlantis has landed in California, after a two-week mission to the International Space Station (ISS). | US space shuttle Atlantis has landed in California, after a two-week mission to the International Space Station (ISS). |
The shuttle touched down at the Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave desert at 1549 local time (1949 GMT). | The shuttle touched down at the Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave desert at 1549 local time (1949 GMT). |
Poor weather conditions caused the touch-down to be first delayed and then moved from the original landing site, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | Poor weather conditions caused the touch-down to be first delayed and then moved from the original landing site, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
The shuttle landed with Sunita Williams, who has set the record for the longest space flight by a woman. | The shuttle landed with Sunita Williams, who has set the record for the longest space flight by a woman. |
She spent 195 days in space. | |
While orbiting above Earth, the shuttle crew performed several spacewalks to attach a new section to the ISS containing solar arrays to provide more power to the station. |