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Slideshow: Discovery Detours, Lands Safely

After orbiting Earth an extra day to avoid a storm in Florida, the space shuttle lands without a hitch in California.
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touches down safely on runway 22 at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. This is the 50th space-shuttle landing at the base.

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as it rests on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base.

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Cmdr. Eileen Collins, center, thanks everyone for a safe flight. The crew, from left to right, are astronaut Charles Camarda, astronaut Wendy Lawrence, astronaut Steve Robinson, Collins, astronaut Andy Thomas, astronaut Soichi Noguchi and pilot James Kelly.

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at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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