Atlantis cleared for launch Friday
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NASA will try to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after clearing a technical  problem with a power generator that forced a two-day delay,  officials said on Thursday.
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NASA has cleared the shuttle Atlantis for liftoff this week on a long-delayed mission to deliver a European science lab to the international space station.
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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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Final preparations were under way Friday for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for the first mission of the year, with weather conditions looking good for a blastoff to the International Space Station.
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NASA gives "go" for space shuttle launch on June 8    WASHINGTON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- NASA senior managers on Thursday selected June 8 as the official launch date for space shuttle Atlantis, according to a statement released by NASA after the two- day Flight Readiness Review.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The weather forecast for Friday&#39;s evening liftoff of the shuttle Atlantis has improved and NASA officials are optimistic launch will take place as planned.
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Space shuttle Discovery was cleared for Thursday's liftoff after NASA resolved technical concerns, but possible clouds and rain threatened to delay the launch.
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HOUSTON -- NASA mission managers cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for its planned landing next week after finding its protective heat shield sound for the plunge through Earth&#39;s atmosphere.
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By Traci Watson  CAPE CANAVERAL -- Running out of time to launch space shuttle Atlantis, NASA managers decided Wednesday to try for a Friday liftoff if a problem with the shuttle's electrical system can be resolved.
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The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to Earth early this morning, after a 12-day mission that included construction of the international space station for the first time since the loss of the shuttle Columbia in 2003.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers have   cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a launch attempt on   Wednesday after a week's delay due to a lightning strike and a   storm, officials with the U.S. space agency said on Monday.
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NASA said it is confident it will be able to launch the space shuttle Atlantis Friday for the first mission of the year, after a launch date three months ago was scrapped due to hail damage.
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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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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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Shuttle Atlantis looks set to lift off after foul weather last week scuttled three attempts to launch the first International Space Station construction mission in nearly four years.
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By Mark Carreau Houston Chronicle  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's long wait to resume construction of the international space station neared an end as the space agency made final preparations to launch the shuttle Atlantis today.
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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.