Shuttle Discovery makes short voyage home

The space shuttle Discovery has taken to the skies again.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2005 - 18:02

The space shuttle Discovery has taken to the skies again - this time strapped to the back of a Boeing 747, on its way home to Florida.

Discovery was forced to land in California at the end of its last mission, due to bad weather.

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