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Shuttle arrives back at Florida base

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Shuttle Discovery has finally arrived back in Florida after bad weather during its return to earth forced a detour to an airbase in California.

The shuttle had to be strapped to the top of a modified 747 for the journey to Nasa's Kennedy Space Center.

It had to make multiple stops during the 2,500 mile journey, which cost an estimated $2m.

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