Source: voanews.com

The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has landed in Florida, ending a re-supply and repairs mission to the International Space Station. Its victorious flight means the space agency NASA could finally resume construction of the station.

Discovery's secure landing is a noticeable relief to NASA that was forced to halt meeting of the half-built space station more than three years ago when the shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the atmosphere.

Discovery, noisy like any other airplane, glided easily onto a runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

After landing, shuttle leader Steve Lindsey inspected the spacecraft and declared it free of damage, after its almost nine million-kilometer journey.