Space shuttle Discovery back in Florida
{{date|August 21, 2005}}

The [[w:Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]] [[w:Discovery|Discovery]] has returned to the [[w:Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy Space Center]] in [[w:Florida|Florida]].
{{missing image|Image:125750main in-flight-lg.jpg|thumb|right|Discovery riding piggyback on a B747}}
The 109 ton vehicle was flown back from [[w:Edwards Airforce Base|Edwards Airforce Base]] (AFB) in [[w:California|California]] on top of a modified [[w:Boeing 747|Boeing 747]] known as the [[w:Shuttle Carrier Aircraft|Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]]. The 3,591 km journey across the United States took 2 days and cost about one million dollars. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft made pit-stops in [[w:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] and [[w:Louisiana|Louisiana]] before landing in Florida this morning.

On its way back from space, Discovery had to land at Edwards AFB on [[w:August 9|August 9]] because its homebase in Florida reported bad weather.

== Related stories ==
*[[Space Shuttle Discovery lands safely in California]]

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The Space Shuttle Discovery has returned to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The 109 ton vehicle was flown back from Edwards Airforce Base (AFB) in California on top of a modified Boeing 747 known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. The 3,591 km journey across the United States took 2 days and cost about one million dollars. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft made pit-stops in Oklahoma and Louisiana before landing in Florida this morning.

On its way back from space, Discovery had to land at Edwards AFB on August 9 because its homebase in Florida reported bad weather.

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