Aug 9 2005
From The Space Library
The Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth, landing at California's Edwards Air Force Base at 5:11 a.m. (PDT). The mission~officially designated STS-114~was NASA's first Shuttle mission since the February 2003 loss of Columbia. The Shuttle's successful reentry was particularly important, because the Columbia accident had occurred during the reentry phase of its mission. The mission's primary objectives were to test and evaluate new safety procedures for Shuttle missions and to continue construction and maintenance of the ISS. Soichi Noguchi and Stephen K. Robinson had performed some of the ISS and Shuttle maintenance tasks during three spacewalks on 30 July, 1 August, and 3 August. The total duration of STS-114 was 13 days, 21 hours, and 32 minutes. (NASA, “Space Shuttle Mission Archives: STS-114.”)
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