STS-58 LANDING STATEMENT

      Columbia landed successfully and on time today at Edwards Air Force Base,
Calif. The 5,840,560 mile mission set a new record for shuttle missions,
surpassing STS-50 as the longest mission to date.  The only NASA missions which
have lasted longer were the 3 Skylab missions of the 1970's.  The orbiter and
crew landed on orbit 225 on concrete runway 22.  Approximate mission elapse
times are as follow:

     Main gear touchdown: 14:00:12.32 (10:05.42 EST)
     Nose gear touchdown: 14:00:12.44 (10:05.54 EST)
     Wheel stop: 14:00:13.34 (10:06.44 EST)

Current plans call for Columbia to begin its two-day ferry flight back to KSC
on November 7, with arrival at KSC on November 8.

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