Shuttle begins mission to space station
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Space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit Saturday with no obvious damage from debris to worry NASA or the six-member crew as they prepared to resume construction of the international space station for the first time since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - 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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The crew of Discovery begins a 14-day mission to the space station, after a successful launch from Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven rocketed into orbit Tuesday in pursuit of the international space station, where a formidable construction job awaits them.
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Space shuttle Atlantis began a sluggish move to the launch pad on Thursday in preparation for a mid-March mission to continue construction of the international space station.
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HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery began their first full day in orbit Wednesday with a heat shield inspection as they head toward an orbital rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS).
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The U.S. space shuttle Discovery docked at the International Space Station on Thursday on a mission to prepare the orbital outpost for new European and Japanese laboratories.
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The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the international space station Sunday for a swap of astronauts and delivery of new parts for the station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA officials hoped an opening in the cloud cover would allow space shuttle Discovery to lift off Thursday for the first night launch in four years, starting a complex mission to rewire the international space station.
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Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis stepped out into space Monday on the first walk of the current mission, to prepare the European research laboratory Columbus for hooking up to the International Space Station, NASA said.
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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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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery raced toward a rendezvous with the international space station Monday, ready to deliver a new crew member and a 2-ton addition to the space lab.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with the space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was in orbit Saturday, heading for the International Space Station.
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NASA officials  have given the green light for a June 8 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis to  deliver new solar arrays to the International Space Station (ISS).
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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.