Atlantis Rockets into Orbit
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ 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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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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US space shuttle Atlantis breaks orbit to begins its descent for a landing in California, Nasa said.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis was rolled out to its seaside launch pad on Thursday  in preparation for a planned liftoff in March on the first of  five missions NASA hopes to fly this year.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA makes its fifth attempt to get Atlantis off the launch pad at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Saturday.
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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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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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By Kurt Loft, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 22--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The first day of summer in Florida delivered the expected storm clouds -- and a shower of disappointment -- as the shuttle Atlantis was forced to stay in orbit at least one more day.
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After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis fired its rockets to break orbit on Friday and begin a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere for a landing in California.
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Two Atlantis astronauts have embarked on a spacewalk to install the first new elements added to the orbiting International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster.
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Mounted atop a jumbo  jet, U.S. space shuttle Atlantis began a cross-country flight  from California on Sunday, and NASA officials said it should  arrive back home in Florida as early as Monday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its seaside launch pad on Friday and soared toward a Sunday rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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The Atlantis shuttle launches successfully on a mission to take Europe's Columbus science lab to the space station.
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The space shuttle Atlantis dodged an approaching weather front and rumbled into space, carrying the European science laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.
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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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The space shuttle Atlantisâ mission, originally scheduled for 11 days, has entered its fourteenth day.