Mission accomplished, shuttle leaves station
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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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Space shuttle Atlantis pulled away from the international space station Sunday for a return trip to Earth after its six astronauts bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting lab with hugs, handshakes and the traditional ringing of a bell.
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Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the  International Space Station on Sunday to end a stay in which  the Atlantis crew installed a massive new solar power unit to  resume station construction after a nearly four-year hiatus.
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The shuttle ended a challenging 13-day mission to deliver a major new section 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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Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts wrapped up a spacewalk on Friday to install a solar observatory and a science experiment on Europe's space lab.
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Two new solar energy arrays on the   International Space Station unfolded smoothly on Thursday to   complete the main task of a shuttle mission to restart   construction of the space outpost.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN HOUSTON - NASA gave space shuttle Atlantis the all-clear to come home Thursday after a stem-to-stern inspection prompted by a mysterious flurry of orbital litter found no damage to the ship.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis coasted away from the International Space Station on Tuesday, leaving behind sparkling new solar wings to boost power, a fresh crew member and a mystery about what knocked out the outpost's computers.
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NASA gave space shuttle Atlantis the all-clear to come home Thursday after a stem-to-stern inspection prompted by a mysterious flurry of orbital litter found no damage to the ship.
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By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis are leaving the international space station Sunday much different than how they found it six days ago.
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Two astronauts floated out of the  International Space Station on Friday to complete work on new  solar energy panels in the third and final spacewalk of a  shuttle mission to restart construction of the half-finished  outpost.
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Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the   International Space Station on Sunday to end a stay in which   the Atlantis crew resumed station construction after a nearly   four-year hiatus by installing a massive new solar power unit.
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The shuttle slid gently into place at the International Space Station this morning, 218 miles over the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Two astronauts floated out of the   International Space Station on Friday to complete work on new   solar energy panels in the third and final spacewalk of a   shuttle mission to restart construction of the half-finished   outpost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a successful mission to return to work on the international space station.&quot;Glad to be back. It was a great team effort.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - 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's hail-battered fuel tank.