CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle Discovery arrived at the international space station Tuesday, delivering one last set of solar wings that should boost the orbiting complex to full power. The two craft linked up 220 miles above Australia. “Welcome to the space station, Discovery. We’re glad you’re here,” said Mike Fincke, the station’s skipper. Before pulling up, commander Lee Archambault guided Discovery through a 360-degree back flip so the station astronauts could photograph its belly. Fincke said even though the station residents didn’t hear the go-ahead to take pictures because of communication system trouble, they got some good shots, and the shuttle looked “clean, very nice.”–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Shuttle Discovery zooms toward space station
March 16, 2009