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Penultimate Discovery landing set for 08:48 EDT

Space Shuttle Discovery landing update: weather delays first attempt, but NASA TV will cover next opportunities. Stay tuned!

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[Update: The Shuttle landing was waved off today due to low cloud coverage. The first landing attempt opportunity will be Tuesday at 07:34 EDT.] The Space Shuttle Discoveryis scheduled to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center Monday morning at 08:48 EDT (12:48 GMT).

ISS astronaut Soichi Noguchi took this picture of Discovery over the Caribbean as she undocked from the station and prepped for landing. After she lands, there will be one more flight for the Orbiter, scheduled for September. In fact, each of the Orbiters -- Discovery, Endeavour, and Atlantis -- each have one flight left before they are retired. Assuming their lives aren't extended, but that's still in the scuttlebutt (shuttlebutt?) stage.

If you want to watch this landing yourself, the de-orbit burn will be at 07:43, so stay tuned to NASA TV around then to find out if weather will permit it to touch down. The ground ...

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