1.   The shuttle landed without a hitch at Edwards Air Force Base.

2.   After a shuttle lands, Lockheed Martin employees meet the vehicle, check its condition, bring out its crew, and tow it to a hangar.

3.   Hockey head coaches have been cashiered on Causeway the last few years with nearly the frequency that the New York shuttle lands at Logan.

4.   Other shuttles have landed safely without such drag chutes, and NASA officials had not expected Discovery to experience any problems Saturday.

5.   Other shuttles have landed safely without such drag chutes, and officials had not expected Discovery to experience problems.

6.   The parachute did not appear to be damaged, and even if it were, the shuttle can land safely without it.

7.   The shuttle can land safely if only one system is working.

8.   Whether the shuttle lands in Florida or California, it will be met by a trio of flight surgeons, one assigned specifically to Lucid.

9.   By the time the shuttle landed, the station was just off the Virginia coast.

10.   By the time the shuttle landed, the station was just off the Virginia coast, its three residents supposedly asleep.