Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth
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The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station early Monday for its journey back to Earth, ending a nearly nine-day visit to deliver, install and activate Europe's new orbital laboratory.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - A revived set of crucial computers aboard the international space station appeared to pass one more test Monday, making it likely that space shuttle Atlantis will return home later this week.
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NASA was optimistic that the shuttle Atlantis will finally lift off Wednesday on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station (ISS) after three scrubbed attempts last week.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If all unfolds as scheduled, when the Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth on Thursday just before 2 p.m. EDT, its wheels will touch down on technology from Rohm and Haas.
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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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The Atlantis orbiter detaches from the International Space Station for a return to Earth on Thursday.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER "Suni" Williams breaks a 1996 record for time on a space flight by a woman.  HOUSTON -- Atlantis was cleared Saturday to return to Earth this coming week after the space shuttle's heat shield was judged capable of surviving the intense heat of re-entry, and a U.S.
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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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Space shuttle Atlantis is due to return to Earth today, but stormy weather could yet delay its landing.
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Weather forecasts were not encouraging, but space shuttle Atlantis was scheduled to return to Earth on Thursday in an afternoon landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Seven astronauts returned to NASA's launch site Monday to take a new shot at flying space shuttle Atlantis to the international space station.
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The Discovery space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station to begin its journey back to Earth after an eight day construction visit.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis' heat shield is safe enough for the shuttle to return to Earth, mission managers decided Wednesday, a day before the space shuttle was planned to land in Florida. A forecast for thunderstorms appeared to be the main obstacle for its return.
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Space shuttle Atlantis headed for Earth on Wednesday as its crew awaited the results of a final heat shield inspection.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis docked at the International Space Station on Sunday to  resume construction of the outpost and deliver a new crew  member.
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Space shuttle Atlantis departed on  Monday from the newly expanded International Space Station and  began its return trip to Earth ahead of a U.S. military plan to  shoot down a dead spy satellite.