Cape Canaveral NewsLocal news for Cape Canaveral, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Space shuttle Discovery prepares for landing- June 15, 2008 By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the U.S. space shuttle Discovery closed their ship's cargo bay doors on Saturday and prepared to land two weeks after blasting off on a mission to give Japan a permanent toehold in space.Delivering Japan's 37-foot-long (11-metre-long) Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station was the highlight of NASA's 123rd space shuttle mission, which is due to end at 11:15 a.m. (1515 GMT) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.http://www.topix.net/city/cape-canaveral-fl/2008/06/space-shuttle-discovery-prepares-for-l... |