Space shuttle Atlantis glides safely back to Earth
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home on Thursday,   capping a successful mission to resume International Space   Station construction 3-1/2 years after the 2003 Columbia   disaster.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Discovery astronauts undocked their craft from the International Space Station on Tuesday and prepared to begin the journey home to Earth.
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Atlantis returns to Earth after spacewalks and concerns of debris hitting the spacecraft
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - Space shuttle Atlantis pulled away from the international space station on Sunday for a return trip to Earth.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a 12-day mission whose smooth success was briefly upstaged by the high drama caused by mysterious floating debris.
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The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely yesterday after a mission that successfully tested many of the safety modifications put into place after the Columbia disaster four years ago.
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Space shuttle Discovery&#039;s astronauts got some happy news Sunday: It&#039;s safe to fly home. Mission Control informed the crew of six that the ship&#039;s thermal shielding is &quot;100 percent cleared for entry&quot; in another week.
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By Alicia Chang, Associated Press  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely Friday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to 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.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station Tuesday for its trip back to Earth, concluding a nearly 10-day stay that included construction work and a computer meltdown.
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NASA gave space shuttle Atlantis the all-clear to come home Thursday after a stem-to-stern inspection prompted by a mysterious flurry of orbital litter found no damage to the ship.
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The first Malaysian astronaut in space returns safely to Earth from the International Space Station.
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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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By AP  HOUSTON   NASA gave space shuttle Atlantis the all-clear to come home today after a stem-to-stern inspection prompted by a mysterious flurry of orbital litter found no damage to the ship.
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NASA declared that it's back in the space-station assembly business Thursday after shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts safely returned from a 12-day mission to install a big new piece of the orbiting outpost.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Mission Control has given Atlantis astronauts the go-ahead to start their descent back to Earth after a fruitful mission at the international space station. "You are go for the de-orbit burn," Tony Antonelli in Houston radioed up to the crew at 4:53 a.m.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 21--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Mission managers declared shuttle Atlantis fit to return to Earth today, but a higher authority -- nature -- might give the seven astronauts an extra day in space.