Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 7, 2007 at 1:01pm EST
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here to read about the landing and conclusion of the STS-120 Mission)
After a successful landing Discovery is towed back to the Orbital
Processing Facility or OPF.
Discovery approaches runway 33 at KSC.
Pre flare shot from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building or VAB using two cameras.
One of my cameras was setup with a wide angle lens and one with a 450mm lens.
Discovery crosses over runway 33 threshold!
Touchdown 1:01pm EST after traveling 6.2 million miles since launch!
With the Drag Chute jettisoned Discovery comes to a stop with the Shuttle Training Aircraft overhead.
Members of the media wait the for the elevator which had a problem.
With my fisheye lens you see a unique view of both the floor and ceiling of the 520 ft VAB in one photo.
About 4 hrs after landing I had the opportunity to shoot the tow-back of Discovery to OPF-3 where it will be processed for its next mission.
Nice shot of the inside the SSME's.
Discovery approaches OPF-3.
Discovery ended up spending the night here while workers had a problem with nthe left OPF door.
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( Three days later Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-122 rolled out to Pad 39A)
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