Space shuttle Atlantis launched from Florida
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its Florida home port on Thursday on a mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the International Space Station.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis lifted off from its Florida home port on Thursday on a  mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to  the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 9 -- The shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Saturday on a long-awaited mission to resume assembly of the space station three-and-a-half years after the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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Delayed shuttle mission begins CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 8 (UPI) -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Cape Canaveral into the Florida twilight Friday after more than two months of delays.  The Atlantis crew is scheduled to spend 11 days in space.
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U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis ended its cross-country flight atop a jumbo jet on  Tuesday, touching down in Florida 11 days after returning from  a construction mission to the International Space Station.
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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA hopes to take a   second shot at launching the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis next   week after a lightning strike and threatening weather derailed   plans for an August mission to resume construction of the   International Space Station.
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After two frustrating weeks of glitches and delays, the US space shuttle Atlantis finally blasts off from Florida.
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NASA said Friday that all systems on the space shuttle Atlantis were functioning and the craft was ready for liftoff near Cape Canaveral, Fla.  The process of filling the external orange fuel tank of the shuttle, which is scheduled to launch at 11:41 a.m.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.,  - The space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edward's Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis on Sunday was moved from the launch pad back to a hangar so technicians can inspect damage caused by an hail storm and determine what kind of repairs should be made.
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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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By Martin Merzer and Phil Long, The Miami Herald  Jun. 9--CAPE CANAVERAL -- 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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis are hoping for clear skies over Florida tomorrow as they near the end of a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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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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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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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the  International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month  grounding to repair the ship&#39;s hail-battered fuel tank.