Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The Space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Saturday as shuttle crew checked the ship's wings for any damage from blastoff.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis   astronauts will make another inspection of their spacecraft to   ensure unidentified objects seen flying near the ship were not   pieces of its heat shield or other critical components, NASA   managers said on Tuesday.
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Atlantis' six astronauts began inspecting the space shuttle's thermal skin for damage early Sunday as they soared toward the international space station.
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Astronauts using a robot arm scanned the space shuttle Discovery's heat shield for damage on Wednesday as the orbiter headed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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The crew of the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery was preparing Sunday for its rendezvous with the International Space Station.  NASA said the crew was inspecting the shuttle's heat shield for any possible damage from Saturday's launch, and preparing tools necessary for the rendezvous.
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Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis   packed up gear and checked out their spacecraft on Tuesday as   they prepared to come home from their 11-day mission to the   International Space Station.
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Space shuttle Atlantis  astronauts will make another inspection of their spacecraft to  ensure unidentified objects seen flying near the ship were not  pieces of its heat shield or other critical components, NASA  managers said on Tuesday.
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The space shuttle  Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on  Saturday as NASA experts studied whether a damaged thermal  blanket at the rear of the orbiter needed repair.
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Hours after undocking from the international space station Tuesday, Atlantis' seven astronauts finished a final inspection of the space shuttle to make sure its heat shield was ready to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
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NASA asked its orbiting astronauts Monday to take a closer look at the gears that control the international space station's solar wings to try to find out what's grinding inside and causing steel chips to clog the system.
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Astronauts used a sensor-equipped robot arm to look for damage to space shuttle Discovery's heat shield on Wednesday as the orbiter headed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Early results from an inspection of space shuttle Atlantis using sensors attached to a boom showed no evidence of damage to the shuttle's thermal skin as it soars to the international space station, a flight director said Sunday.
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A top NASA official said Thursday that scientists examining the remains of the crashed Genesis space capsule have peeked inside a broken canister containing atoms from the sun and seen some intact collection plates, although others have probably been pureed to dust.
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Astronauts on shuttle Atlantis   conducted a final inspection of their spacecraft's heat shield   on Monday as they began early preparations for their return to   Earth.
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Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Sunday  guided a sensor-laden robot arm along the outside of their  spacecraft to check for damage after launching on a flight to  restart construction of the International Space Station.
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The orbiting Discovery crew started the meticulous inspection of the shuttle's heat shield on Sunday, looking for any possible damage from liftoff.
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Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential damage, a day after a launch that apparently did not damage the orbiter, NASA said.