Shuttle to undock from space station
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NASA planned to undock the space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station on Tuesday after an eventful mission that included a crucial rewiring and the retraction of a stubborn solar array.
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The US space agency (Nasa) has pushed back the return to flight of the space shuttles until May at the earliest. The Discovery orbiter was due to launch in March or April on a mission to the International
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HOUSTON - The seven astronauts of NASA's shuttle Atlantis will say adieu to their counterparts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday as they prepare to head home after delivering a new European lab.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Wednesday   cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth on   Thursday after inspections found no damage to the spacecraft, a   NASA official said.
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US astronauts were back on board the shuttle Atlantis preparing to undock Tuesday for the long flight back to Earth, after wrapping up their mission at the International Space Station, NASA said.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA began retracting via remote control a 115-foot solar panel on the international space station Wednesday, likening the tricky task to folding a road map back up and stuffing it in the glove compartment.
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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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Space shuttle Atlantis was cleared to depart the international space station after a test Monday showed Russian computers that crashed last week can control the outpost's orientation.
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NASA has cleared the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts for a mission to the International Space Station.  Liftoff is scheduled for June 8 at the Kennedy Space Center, The Miami Herald said Friday.
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NASA was optimistic that the shuttle Atlantis will finally lift off Wednesday on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station (ISS) after three scrubbed attempts last week.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station Tuesday for its trip back to Earth, concluding a nearly 10-day stay that included construction work and a computer meltdown.
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Space shuttle Atlantis headed for home on Wednesday with NASA pushing to get it back to Earth before the U.S. military tries to shoot a dead spy satellite out of the sky.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try again on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts home after bad weather prevented its planned landing in Florida on Thursday.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 21--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Mission managers declared shuttle Atlantis fit to return to Earth today, but a higher authority -- nature -- might give the seven astronauts an extra day in space.
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The Atlantis shuttle detaches from the International Space Station in preparation to return to Earth.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA cleared space   shuttle Atlantis to return to Earth on Thursday, confident that   unidentified objects spotted floating near the spaceship did   not result from damage to its heat shield or other critical   equipment.
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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.