Discovery brings space station pioneers back
Space shuttle Discovery has brought the first crew of the international space station back to Earth.
It touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida after bad weather had delayed the landing.
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It touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida after bad weather had delayed the landing.
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