[cyncooper]

'Escorted' would be a better word. When the shuttle (jeeze, I forgot the name) came in for its landing, a very similar thread was started. FR scooped every media source that sad day.

You bet "escorted" would have been better, since it would have been accurate.

I think this title was extremely misleading and in no way compares to the shuttle thread. No way.

[Old Student]

"Intercepted" is the correct word. What happens after they intercept is either they escort them in, let them go their own way, or splash them all over the countryside.