Shuttle Atlantis crew prepares to leave station
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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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Separated from the international space station Saturday, their heat shielding inspected one last time for damage and all their goals accomplished, the astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery were ready to come home.
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The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was in orbit Saturday, heading for the International Space Station.
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HOUSTON  -- Space shuttle Atlantis neared the end of a two-day orbital journey on Saturday, approaching the International Space Station to deliver Europe's first permanent space research laboratory.
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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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By Mark Carreau Houston Chronicle  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's long wait to resume construction of the international space station neared an end as the space agency made final preparations to launch the shuttle Atlantis today.
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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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The crew of space shuttle Discovery are preparing to lift off on what Nasa calls a "milestone mission".
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Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis are preparing for the mission's first spacewalk.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Hours after undocking from the international space station Tuesday, Atlantis' seven astronauts began 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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Sunday for a fourth and final spacewalk before the shuttle departs on Tuesday.
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Astronauts stowed gear and battened  down the hatches on shuttle Atlantis on Thursday as they got  ready to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for a crucial spacewalk on Thursday to reroute the outpost's power system as NASA engineers worked on plans for a possible fourth spacewalk to fix a stuck solar panel.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 2 -- Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center as Tropical Storm Ernesto approached, the six crew members of the space shuttle Atlantis flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch Wednesday.
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The space shuttle Atlantis left the international space station yesterday after completing all its planned tasks and more -- leaving NASA officials "ecstatic" and optimistic about prospects for finishing the long-delayed station.
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SPACE shuttle Atlantis's six astronauts were yesterday preparing to inspect the orbiter's thermal skin for damage as they soared towards the international space station.
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A two-man crew launches to the International Space Station tonight, tasked with keeping the outpost running and ready for space shuttles that will arrive after the men leave.