Shuttle ends mission with California landing
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Friday diverted space shuttle Atlantis to a backup landing site in California after thick clouds and rain scuttled plans for a Florida homecoming.
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The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to Earth Friday, ending a two-week, five-million-mile mission for its crew of seven.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis ended its cross-country flight atop a jumbo jet on Tuesday, touching down in Florida 11 days after returning from a construction mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on Friday to land the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis at a backup landing site in California after clouds and rain prevented it from landing at its home port in Florida.
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US space shuttle Atlantis breaks orbit to begins its descent for a landing in California, Nasa said.
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U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis ended its cross-country flight atop a jumbo jet on  Tuesday, touching down in Florida 11 days after returning from  a construction mission to the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Space shuttle Atlantis was cleared to depart the international space station after a test Monday showed Russian computers that crashed last week can control the outpost's orientation.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis touched down on Friday in California's Mojave Desert after rain and thick clouds prevented it from returning to its home port in Florida.
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Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the  International Space Station on Sunday to end a stay in which  the Atlantis crew resumed station construction after a nearly  four-year hiatus by installing a massive new solar power unit.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- A cliffhanger countdown ended without a shuttle liftoff Thursday night as a stubborn layer of clouds forced NASA to scrub -- at the last minute -- its attempt to launch Discovery and its astronauts.
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Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the  International Space Station on Sunday to end a stay in which  the Atlantis crew installed a massive new solar power unit to  resume station construction after a nearly four-year hiatus.
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By Mike Schneider, Associated Press  HOUSTON -- 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 has cleared the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts for a mission to the International Space Station.  Liftoff is scheduled for June 8 at the Kennedy Space Center, The Miami Herald said Friday.
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Records galore for astronaut Williams The computers on the International Space Station (ISS) are all fixed, and the crew of the shuttle Atlantis have completed their final spacewalk and are now preparing for the journey home. The guidance system is due for a final test today.â¦
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida   on Thursday after the first construction mission to the   International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station Tuesday for its trip back to Earth, concluding a nearly 10-day stay that included construction work and a computer meltdown.