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Collection:
NASA Image eXchange Collection
Title:
Space Shuttle Atlantis landing at 12:33 p.m. February 20, 2001, on the runway at Edwards Air Force B
Description:
Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at 12:33 p.m. February 20, 2001, on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is located. The mission, which began February 7, logged 5.3 million miles as the shuttle orbited earth while delivering the Destiny science laboratory to the International Space Station. Inclement weather conditions in Florida prompted the decision to land Atlantis at Edwards. The last time a space shuttle landed at Edwards was Oct. 24, 2000.
Date:
02.20.2001
Credit:
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA-DFRC) [ http://www.dfrc.nas…]
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Destiny
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Atlantis
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Edwards Air Force Base
facet_where:
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_when:
February 20, 2001
facet_when:
02-20-2001
facet_when_year:
2001
Media:
IMAGE
ID:
EC01-0041-6
UID:
SPD-NIX-EC01-0041-6
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