Returned to flight

A light appeared high in the early morning sky over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Aug. 9. Faint at first, it grew brighter as it slowly descended through the predawn darkness.

That light came from Space Shuttle Discovery during its return to Earth. The approaching, intensifying light not only signified the descent of the shuttle before the spacecraft smoothly landed on an Edwards runway, but it served as a metaphor for the Boeing teammates who worked on the shuttle. It was the light at the end of their two-plus years of work.

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