Discovery crew begins trek home
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The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.
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HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery began their first full day in orbit Wednesday with a heat shield inspection as they head toward an orbital rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Mission Control has given Atlantis astronauts the go-ahead to start their descent back to Earth after a fruitful mission at the international space station. "You are go for the de-orbit burn," Tony Antonelli in Houston radioed up to the crew at 4:53 a.m.
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The Discovery space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station to begin its journey back to Earth after an eight day construction visit.
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Two Discovery astronauts stepped out into space for the first of three spacewalks, to install a new metal structure to the International Space Station, NASA said.
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By Alicia Chang  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  --  Atlantis and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in the Mojave Desert Friday, ending a two-week mission of construction on the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.
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Space shuttle Discovery astronauts began a space walk to finish rewiring the International Space Station, a delicate and complex task that has dominated the 12-day mission.
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With hugs and  handshakes, the shuttle Atlantis astronauts left the space  station crew on Sunday, climbed aboard their ship and fired  steering jets to begin the journey back to Earth.
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A swarm of NASA flight controllers, astronauts and engineers have reached one step closer to returning to space agency's shuttle program to launch status, performing the first of many full-scale simulations for its first return-to-flight mission.
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It was moving day Friday for the crew of Discovery, which transferred thousands of pounds of supplies and cargo from the space shuttle to the international space station.
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The space shuttle Discovery crew bid farewell to the International Space Station Tuesday as the shuttle undocked and began its journey back to Earth.  The hatches between the two spacecraft were closed at 2:42 p.m. EST, prior to the 5:10 p.m.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With floating hugs all around, space shuttle Discovery's crew bid farewell to the international space station and its residents Tuesday after an eight-day visit.
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Seven astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery have a hearty welcome waiting aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where three veteran spaceflyers are preparing for their afternoon arrival.
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A Soyuz craft left its docking port at the international space station on Sunday, starting a return trip to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts and Malaysia's first space traveler aboard.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  Video:  Raw Video: Astronauts Prepare to Come Home     The crew is expected to arrive back on Earth Wednesday; meanwhile, a Russian Soyuz craft launches today.   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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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