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Discovery is to return home from its four-day, one-hour, 65-orbit flight today, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California...
...Everyone certainly stood tall today," said Kennedy Space Center Director Forrest S. McCartney as Discovery settled into orbit, 184 miles above earth...
...sure appreciate your all getting us up in orbit the way we should be," Discovery's commander, Navy Capt. Frederick Hauck, told Mission Control. "We're looking forward to the next four days--we have a lot to do and we're going to have a lot of fun doing...
Lift-off was the first and most important milestone, but more was at stake than simply getting into space. The two-year grounding of the shuttle fleet set back the nation's satellite delivery capability, and the release of a communications satellite was the main order of business in orbit, several hours after launch...
...Washington, President Reagan praised the launch, saying the shuttle was "headed into orbit and America is back in space." He saluted the bravery of the crew and added, "We ask God to bless this important voyage...