Countdown to shuttle return flight
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Nasa looks towards the first launch of the space shuttle since the Columbia disaster in 2003.
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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. - After a three-month delay, NASA entered the final day of a launch countdown for space shuttle Atlantis Thursday with no major technical problems looming and a forecast for promising weather.
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By The Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center with Tropical Storm Ernesto approaching, the space shuttle Atlantis' six crew members flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch on Wednesday.
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The redesigned external fuel tank that will help propel Discovery on the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia accident is set to leave New Orleans on Friday, beginning
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HAMPTON -- When the space shuttle Atlantis re-enters Earth's atmosphere at somewhere around Mach 20 today, a small piece of a protective thermal blanket will be held together with surgical staples and metal pins.
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The twice-delayed flight of the space shuttle Atlantis, carrying a major addition to the International Space Station, is set for liftoff Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis got the go-ahead from NASA on Thursday for a June 8 launch to resume construction of the International Space Station, after a three-month delay to repair hailstone damage.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the U.S.   space shuttle Atlantis returned to Florida on Saturday to   prepare for a new launch attempt on NASA's first International   Space Station assembly mission in nearly four years.
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NASA&#39;s space shuttle Endeavour returned to the launch pad for the first time in nearly five years, making the overnight trek from its Florida hangar to prepare for a planned Aug. 7 liftoff.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Sep. 6--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The countdown advanced smoothly Tuesday for today's launch of space shuttle Atlantis and a crew commanded by Brent Jett Jr. of South Florida.
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WASHINGTON - NASA is now targeting Jan. 10 for the liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis pending the resolution of fuel tank sensor issues that prevented two launch attempts this month, the space agency said Thursday.
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Summary - (Nov 1, 2004) Grounded since the Columbia disaster, the space shuttles are tentatively expected to return to flight as early as May 2005, according to NASA officials.
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By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.   The countdown clock on Sunday began ticking toward a Wednesday launch of the space shuttle after a week of weather delays kept Atlantis grounded.   The launch time was set for 12:29 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
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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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After being delayed twice by technical problems, the space shuttle Atlantis is now slated to liftoff Thursday.
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The space shuttle will not fly before May 2005, according to NASA officials. This pushes the shuttle&#39;s return-to-flight schedule back by two months, and postpones a vital servicing mission to the International Space Station.