Space: Guten Tag, Houston Control!

  • Share

(2 of 2)

After the flawless touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base, Norbert Kiehne of the German Aerospace Research Agency enthused, "We did more than 100%." "This bodes well for future cooperation with our friends from West Germany," declared NASA Head James Beggs. The next scheduled West German shuttle charter: 1988. --By Natalie Angier. Reported by Jerry Hannifin/Cape Canaveral and John Kohan/Bonn

Time.com on Digg

POWERED BY digg

Quotes of the Day »

DAVID GOLDMAN, the New Jersey father on being reunited with his nine-year-old son, Sean, in Brazil after a five-year custody battle and traveling back to the U.S. on Christmas Eve
For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages. Duplicate and change name as necesssary to distinguish.