Discovery crew begins trek home
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The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.
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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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Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
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The space shuttle Discovery crew bid farewell to the International Space Station Tuesday as the shuttle undocked and began its journey back to Earth.  The hatches between the two spacecraft were closed at 2:42 p.m. EST, prior to the 5:10 p.m.
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Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis stepped out into space Monday on the first walk of the current mission, to prepare the European research laboratory Columbus for hooking up to the International Space Station, NASA said.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Expedition 10 crewmembers are back inside the International Space Station after taking a short ride this morning.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of space shuttle Discovery arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday for the countdown ahead of next week's launch on a construction mission to the International Space Station.
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The two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) complete the first space walk of their mission.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at its Florida home base on Wednesday after a grueling but successful 15-day construction mission that prepared the International Space Station for new laboratories.
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Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis ventured out Sunday for the fourth walk in space in less than a week to work on 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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - With hugs and   handshakes, the shuttle Atlantis astronauts left the space   station crew on Sunday, climbed aboard their ship and fired   steering jets to begin the journey back to Earth.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  Video:  Raw Video: Astronauts Prepare to Come Home     The crew is expected to arrive back on Earth Wednesday; meanwhile, a Russian Soyuz craft launches today.   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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Space shuttle Discovery slipped into a docking port at the International Space Station on Monday, ending a two-day voyage that began with NASA's first night launch since the 2003 Columbia accident.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery woke up to The Beatles on Sunday, their first morning in space, where the first order of business will be to make sure their ship wasn't damaged during launch.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Mission Control has given Atlantis astronauts the go-ahead to start their descent back to Earth after a fruitful mission at the international space station. "You are go for the de-orbit burn," Tony Antonelli in Houston radioed up to the crew at 4:53 a.m.