Shuttle Atlantis launches with European space lab
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its Florida home port on Thursday on a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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NASA prepared to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a mission to deliver  Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International  Space Station.
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The Atlantis orbiter is set to return to Earth after installing Europe's Columbus science lab on the space station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off on Tuesday for a construction mission at the International Space Station, raising hope that NASA will be able to add laboratories for European and Japanese partners later this year.
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After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The shuttle Atlantis astronauts moved spacesuits onto the International Space Station and packed up old equipment to bring home on Sunday, while scientists prepared for the first experiments in Europe's new Columbus laboratory.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Atlantis started for home on Tuesday, leaving the International Space Station with new solar power wings, a fresh crew member and a mystery over what knocked out the space station's computers.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Repairing an electrical connection in a U.S. space shuttle's fuel tank will push the already delayed launch of Europe's first permanent space laboratory beyond the current target date of January 10, NASA said on Thursday.
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The crew of the newly  repaired space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its Florida  spaceport on Monday as NASA prepared to launch the ship on a  mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the  International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis got the go-ahead from NASA on Thursday for a June 8 launch to resume construction of the International Space Station, after a three-month delay to repair hailstone damage.
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HOUSTON - Astronauts are opening the International Space Station's (ISS) newest laboratory for business Tuesday as they christen the European-built Columbus module delivered by the shuttle Atlantis.
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The US space shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted off Friday from the Kennedy Space Center for a mission to the orbiting International Space Station, the first shuttle mission of 2007.
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Atlantis' astronauts aimed for a morning touchdown Wednesday to conclude a two-week mission that expanded the international space station with the addition of a new European lab
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the U.S.   space shuttle Atlantis returned to Florida on Saturday to   prepare for a new launch attempt on NASA's first International   Space Station assembly mission in nearly four years.
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NASA prepared to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a long-delayed  mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the  International Space Station, but weather threatened another  postponement.
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Atlantis maneuvered toward a rendezvous with the international space station on Saturday, bringing a new $2 billion lab that European scientists can't wait to see installed.
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Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, June 9    WASHINGTON -- After a three-month delay, Atlantis finally blasted off Friday on NASA's first space shuttle mission of the year, continuing the construction of the International Space Station.   The shuttle lifted off at 7:38 p.m.