
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 11, 1991                   TAG: 9104110661
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF.                                LENGTH: Short

ATLANTIS AND CREW LAND SAFELY

Space shuttle Atlantis landed with five astronauts today following a triumphant spacewalking mission that lasted a day longer than planned because of strong desert wind.

"Congratulations on a great job," Mission Control's Brian Duffy told commander Steven Nagel.

Atlantis circled the world almost 93 times during the six days in space. It traveled 2,480,016 miles.

Powerful gusts prevented Atlantis from landing as planned Wednesday.

The crew of four men and one woman could have stayed up until Saturday.

-Associated Press

by CNB