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Rick Sturckow Recaps STS-128 Shuttle Mission

Rick Sturckow Recaps STS-128 Shuttle Mission
NASA astronaut Rick "C. J." Sturckow, commander of Space Shuttle mission STS-128, recapped highlights of the 2009 flight.

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NASA astronaut Rick “C. J.” Sturckow, commander of Space Shuttle mission STS-128, recapped highlights of the 2009 flight during a presentation to employees of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards July 13. STS-128 was the last Shuttle mission to conclude at Edwards Air Force Base, as Shuttle Discovery, shown on the screen in the background deploying its deceleration drag chute after touchdown, landed on Runway 22 at Edwards on Sept. 11, 2009.July 13, 2012
NASA Photo / Tony Landis