Shuttle Discovery heads back to Earth
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 07:42
in Astronomy & Space
HOUSTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Space shuttle Discovery's crew was to perform a flight control system check Wednesday while en route back to Earth, in preparation for a Thursday landing.
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