Atlantis got back in one piece, fortunately
The space shuttle Atlantis got back to Florida this morning (9/21/2006), at just after 5 AM Central Daylight Time. NASA was concerned because pictures of the area immediately surrounding the shuttle showed a great deal of what I call "space junk" which might have damaged Atlantis. None of us space geeks want to see another six astronauts literally go up in smoke after the Columbia disaster three years ago, and neither did NASA, so the powers that be delayed Atlantis' landing until this morning. Sign in to see full entry.