Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off After Weeks of Frustrating Delays
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By BETH GORHAM  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CP) - Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean blasted off for space on Saturday, his broad grin as he entered the shuttle a sure sign of how thrilled he was that Atlantis was finally good to go.  The shuttle lifted off at 11:15 a.m.
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The space shuttle Atlantis took off on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station for the first time since the Columbia disaster.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a successful mission to return to work on the international space station.&quot;Glad to be back. It was a great team effort.
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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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The space shuttle Atlantis has blasted off after nearly two weeks of delays, heading to the International Space Station on the first NASA construction mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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Shuttle Atlantis soared into orbit Thursday after a two-month delay on a mission to the International Space Station that will set a milestone for Europe's presence in space.
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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, June 8 -- A patched-up Atlantis blasted off with seven astronauts Friday on the first space shuttle flight of 2007, putting NASA back on track after a run of bad luck and scandal that included a damaging hailstorm and a lurid love triangle.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers have   cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a launch attempt on   Wednesday after a week's delay due to a lightning strike and a   storm, officials with the U.S. space agency said on Monday.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis, fresh from a fiery and nearly flawless launch, was in hot pursuit of the international space station on Saturday, but won't catch up until Sunday.
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By Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A patched-up Atlantis blasted off with seven astronauts Friday on the first space shuttle flight of 2007, putting NASA back on track after a run of bad luck and scandal that included a damaging hailstorm and a lurid love triangle.
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Construction at the International Space Station will resume - after a four-year hiatus - with arrival of Atlantis.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 16 -- With their hardest tasks behind them, space shuttle Atlantis's six astronauts got time to relax Saturday after almost a week of nonstop work adding a 17 1/2 -ton addition with winglike solar power panels to the international space station.
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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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By Martin Merzer and Phil Long, The Miami Herald  Jun. 9--CAPE CANAVERAL -- From NASA's better-late-than-never department: Shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts catapulted from the launch pad Friday evening, roared through golden twilight and safely reached orbit.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis   roared off its seaside Florida launch pad on Saturday after two   weeks of delays, setting the stage for NASA to resume assembly   of the International Space Station.
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The space shuttle Atlantis has been successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.