Space shuttle ends mission with California landing
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., June 22 Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis broke orbit on Friday to begin a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere for a landing in California's Mojave Desert.
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Space shuttle Atlantis with its crew of six glides to a safe landing early Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The shuttle's nearly flawless mission was filled with strenuous spacewalks and rigorous robotics work on the space station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad, ending a ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster, and began chasing the International Space Station on Sunday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers have   cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a launch attempt on   Wednesday after a week's delay due to a lightning strike and a   storm, officials with the U.S. space agency said on Monday.
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Space shuttle Discovery slipped into a docking port at the International Space Station on Monday, ending a two-day voyage that began with NASA's first night launch since the 2003 Columbia accident.
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Space shuttle Atlantis safely touched down in Florida on Wednesday following a 13-day mission to the International Space Station, NASA television images showed.
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Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely Thursday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the international space station and bring home a crew member from the outpost.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis touched down on Friday in California's Mojave Desert after rain and thick clouds prevented it from returning to its home port in Florida.
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Space shuttle Atlantis was cleared to depart the international space station after a test Monday showed Russian computers that crashed last week can control the outpost's orientation.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN HOUSTON - NASA cleared Atlantis for a Thursday landing after finding that the space shuttle appeared undamaged and concluding the discovery of unexplained space debris did not pose a serious problem.
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis made a flawless landing after a successful 12-day mission that NASA officials hailed as proof their troubled space program is back on track.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis coasted away from the International Space Station on Tuesday, leaving behind sparkling new solar wings to boost power, a fresh crew member and a mystery about what knocked out the outpost's computers.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis closed their ship's cargo bay doors on Friday, hoping for good weather that would allow them to return to Earth after two weeks in orbit.
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The space shuttle lands after a mission to the International Space Station was cut short by Hurricane Dean.
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By Alicia Chang  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  --  Atlantis and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in the Mojave Desert Friday, ending a two-week mission of construction on the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a successful mission to return to work on the international space station.&quot;Glad to be back. It was a great team effort.