Discovery ship returned to Motherland safely

Space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida State (USA) on March 9, ending its final mission before retiring.

Reuters news agency reported that space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida (USA) at 11h57 local time (23h57 Vietnamese time) on March 9 after completing the mission. Finally, take people and goods to the International Space Station (ISS).

Under the plan, Discovery will officially " retire " after the mission and will be on display at the Smithsonia National Air and Space Museum.

Discovery has begun its mission to fly into its final universe after leaving the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center at 1653 local time on February 24. In this mission, Discovery has brought 6 Robonaut 2 astronauts and robots and goods and equipment to the ISS station.

Discovery is a space shuttle used most by the US Space Agency (NASA) for space-based missions to bring people and equipment to ISS stations. Discovery has made 39 missions since 1984 with a flight of about 238 million kilometers, over 365 days.

After the space shuttle Discovery, two other NASA spacecraft Endeavor and Atlantis will end their final flight missions in April and June, respectively, before NASA officially terminates the shuttle program. lasted for the past 30 years due to high operating costs.

Here are some photos of Space Shuttle Discovery landing at Kennedy Space Center:

Space Shuttle Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, Florida (USA).
near noon on March 9.Photo: AP.

NASA's oldest space shuttle has officially finished its 39th mission and
Also his last before retirement.Photo: Getty Images.

Crowded with NASA shuttle program staff, journalists
and even students gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to wait
the return of the historic ship.Photo: Getty Images.

Discovery ship began to leave the ISS station on March 7 to set sail for Earth.Photo: AP.

Photo of Discovery ship leaving the ISS station above the North Atlantic.Photo Reuters.

Close-up of the ISS station looks from Discovery ship after separating at altitudes above 321.9 km
compared to the earth's surface on March 7.Photo: Getty Images.

This photo shows details about the ISS station. This facility is currently moving in orbit
at an altitude of about 354.1 km on the surface of the earth.Photo Reuters.

This $ 100 billion space station was built in 1998 and has dimensions
50.9m x 109.1m x 20.1m.Photo Reuters.