Atlantis leaves space station for 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 - After a nearly 10-day stay at the international space station that included construction work and a computer meltdown, space shuttle Atlantis was cleared to begin its return trip to Earth.
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Nasa's Atlantis shuttle touches down safely in Florida, ending a twelve-day mission to the space station.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.,  - The space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edward's 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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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., June 22 Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edward's 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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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.
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Astronauts get set to leave the shuttle Atlantis to attach new solar panels to the International Space Station.
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A Soyuz craft left its docking port at the international space station on Sunday, starting a return trip to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts and Malaysia's first space traveler aboard.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Atlantis started for home on Tuesday, leaving the International Space Station with new solar power wings, a fresh crew member and a mystery over what knocked out the space station's computers.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 11 &#151; The shuttle Atlantis slid gently into place Monday morning at its destination, the International Space Station, clearing the way for construction of the station to begin again.
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Space shuttle Atlantis rolls back to hangar    WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Xinhua) -- NASA on Tuesday decided to move space shuttle Atlantis off its launch pad and back inside the protection of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according NASA's official website.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis closed their ship's cargo bay doors on Friday, hoping for good weather that would allow them to return to Earth after two weeks in orbit.
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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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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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Two astronauts left the  International Space Station on Sunday to finish hooking up a  new cooling system that will pave the way for installation of  European and Japanese modules beginning this year.
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Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station, ending its 10-day mission and starting its journey back to Earth.  Springs pushed the shuttle from the space station at 10:42 a.m. EDT Tuesday before the shuttle fired its steering jets.
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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.