Shuttle, European lab reach space station
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U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with  the International Space Station on Saturday on a mission to  deliver Europe's first permanent space research facility.
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A pair of spacewalking astronauts attached Friday two pieces of research equipment on the International Space Station's new European laboratory to study the sun and carry out experiments, NASA said.
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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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The crews of Atlantis and the international space station greeted each other with hugs and handshakes Sunday after the space shuttle arrived at the orbiting outpost.
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KOROLYOV, Russia  - A Russian spacecraft delivered  three astronauts to the International Space Station on  Saturday, smoothly overcoming docking system problems which had  delayed its launch.
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Astronauts at the International Space Station Tuesday opened up the new Columbus laboratory, a research facility that gives Europe a key foothold for the deeper exploration of the cosmos.
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Atlantis' astronauts got their spaceship ready for the ride home on Tuesday, wrapping up a two-week mission to add Europe's new orbital laboratory to the international space station.
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Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew streaked toward Earth on Wednesday to wrap up a 5 million-mile journey highlighted by the successful delivery of a new space station lab.
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Two astronauts left the  International Space Station on Sunday to finish hooking up a  new cooling system that will pave the way for installation of  European and Japanese modules beginning this year.
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HOUSTON â Seven astronauts on board space shuttle Atlantis arrived at International Space Station (ISS) Saturday, delivering a massive European science lab and a fresh crew member to the growing orbital outpost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb. 7 -- After two months of delay, the space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The shuttle Atlantis astronauts moved spacesuits onto the International Space Station and packed up old equipment to bring home on Sunday, while scientists prepared for the first experiments in Europe's new Columbus laboratory.
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The crew of the newly  repaired space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its Florida  spaceport on Monday as NASA prepared to launch the ship on a  mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the  International Space Station.
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The shuttle Atlantis safely landed in Florida Wednesday, completing a successful mission to install Europe's first space laboratory.
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The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was in orbit Saturday, heading for the International Space Station.
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Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station to make ready new laboratories.
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The crews of the US space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station (ISS) have laid the groundwork for the first of three complicated spacewalks seen as critical to completing the half-finished orbiting laboratory.