SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA AND ITS CREW OF SEVEN RETURNED TO EARTH ON TUES...

World | March 12, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

Space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Tuesday for a pre-dawn ending to their triumphant Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.The shuttle landed right on time on NASA 's 3-mile-long runway, illuminated by powerful xenon floodlights. "Field in sight on a beautiful night," radioed Commander Scott Altman, moments before the 4:32 a.m. touchdown.

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