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Feeling? >> well, they're probably getting ready to feel the tug of earth's gravity once again, which is an interesting feeling when you've come back from a couple weeks in space. but they're not really i don't think thinking right now about "discovery." they're thinking about the jobs that they have to do to execute the rest of the mission safely. >> and you said the tug of gravity. what does that feel like? >> depending on how you adapt and how long you've been there, it can be anything from just a minor inconvenience to a pretty big sensation where your stomach starts to feel a little queas...

And the end of a historic journey. to the ship that has led the journey time and time again, we say farewell "discovery." >> clay, we've just seen the final landing. let's take a listen. >> "discovery" houston, pinto, great job by you and your crew. that was a great landing in tough conditions. you were able to take "discovery" up to a full 365

They take over just before landing, so they're going to be very focused. they've done this many, many times. steve lindsay in orbit as well as in the shuttle training aircraft. so, i think it's going to be just executing what they've been trained to do. >> and specifically in that execution, what are they going to be maneuvering? what are they actually going to be doing in those -- we're looking at the countdown clock, 20 minutes or so, before we actually see them land. >> well, at this point, they're monitoring the systems. they're making sure everything's in order, and then the nice thing fo...

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Motion sickness. you have to be careful and move steadily and slowly to keep your wits about you. >> clay, we're told two minutes to landing there. can you gives us a sense of what's the most critical aspect of this to have a successful landing. >> steve's going to guide the orbiter by flying it through the stick but eric bow has to bring down the landing gear for steve. we assume that the landing gear will koom down normally, but the crew is ready to follow the steps that they would need to do to bring it down in an alternate fashion if they needed to. but i think it will be just fine. >> we'...