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Columbia lands

Thursday 06 May 1993 23:02 BST
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The US shuttle Columbia, carrying two German and five American astronauts, landed yesterday after 10 days in space on a science mission, chartered by Germany, Reuter reports from Edwards Air Force Base. Columbia touched down in the California desert after being diverted from its runway in Florida by rain clouds.

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