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April 29, 1990, Shuttle Discovery Lands Following Hubble Deployment Mission

Shuttle Discovery about to touch down for landing against blue sky
On April 29, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery approaches for landing on a concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base to complete a highly successful five-day mission during which the Hubble Space Telescope was released into orbit. On board are astronauts Loren Shriver, Charles Bolden, Bruce McCandless II, Kathryn Sullivan and Steven Hawley.

On April 29, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery approaches for landing on a concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base to complete a highly successful five-day mission during which the Hubble Space Telescope was released into orbit. Discovery’s wheels came to a complete stop at 6:51:00 a.m. PDT. The landing gear was deployed just moments after this frame was exposed. Inside the spacecraft for STS-31 were astronauts Loren J. Shriver, Charles F. Bolden (NASA Administrator 2009-2017), Bruce McCandless II, Kathryn D. Sullivan (NOAA Administrator 2014-2017) and Steven A. Hawley.

Image Credit: NASA