Atlantis heads for space at last
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A 'majestic' launch NASA managed to get Shuttle off the ground yesterday, and in the nick of time too. Any later and they'd have had to postpone the launch to avoid messing up the Russians' schedule for visiting the International Space Station.â¦
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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 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.
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Science & environment: The space shuttle Atlantis was yesterday closing in on the international space station and was expected to dock there last night
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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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NASA engineers have attached the shuttle Atlantis to its immense external fuel tank and twin rocket boosters, bringing the spacecraft one step closer to a March launch towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to descend back to Earth Wednesday, leaving the way clear just in time for US Navy ships to aim missiles at a rogue satellite.
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After a three-month delay, Atlantis is ready to blast off Friday on the first space shuttle mission of the year as NASA presses on with efforts to finish the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis are hoping for clear skies over Florida tomorrow as they near the end of a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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NASA has cleared the shuttle Atlantis for liftoff this week on a long-delayed mission to deliver a European science lab to the international space station.
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The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to Earth early this morning, after a 12-day mission that included construction of the international space station for the first time since the loss of the shuttle Columbia in 2003.
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Atlantis' astronauts got their spaceship ready for the ride home on Tuesday, wrapping up a two-week mission to add Europe's new orbital laboratory to the international space station.
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The crews of the space shuttle and station say a teary farewell after more than a week of working tirelessly together to build a bigger and better scientific outpost in orbit. Atlantis is scheduled to undock early Monday, its load considerably lighter than when it arrived Feb. 9 with Europe's premiere space laboratory, Columbus.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 9 -- The shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Saturday on a long-awaited mission to resume assembly of the space station three-and-a-half years after the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER 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. astronaut reached a milestone with the longest single spaceflight by any woman.
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Dodging thunderstorms en route The space shuttle Atlantis is packing up and heading for home. The bird is due to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre this afternoon, but the exact time of the landing will depend on weather conditions.â¦
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The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to dock with the International Space Station after mission managers determined the spacecraft was in excellent shape after Saturday's launch.