Shuttle to deliver European lab
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Space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station to deliver Europe's Columbus science laboratory.
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HOUSTON  -- Shuttle Atlantis astronauts will take  a closer look at a minor tear in their ship's heat shield on  Sunday after an undisclosed medical issue sidelined plans for a  spacewalk to install Europe's Columbus laboratory on the  International Space Station, NASA officials said.
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Astronauts worked to outfit Europe's  new permanent space laboratory on Saturday as a busy visit by  NASA's shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station  neared its end.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &#x2014; Europe's bus-sized science lab will soon make its zero-gravity debut after the launch of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis tomorrow, weather permitting.
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The space shuttle Atlantis rumbled into space on Thursday afternoon, carrying the European scientific laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.
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Astronauts on Monday installed the European space laboratory Columbus on the orbiting International Space Station, giving Europe an important foothold for the deeper exploration of space.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Â After two months of delay, a new Columbus voyage set sail aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis Thursday as seven astronauts rocketed toward the International Space Station (ISS) with a European-built lab.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - 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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HOUSTON - The seven astronauts of NASA's shuttle Atlantis will say adieu to their counterparts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday as they prepare to head home after delivering a new European lab.
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Europe hopes finally to get its space station laboratory, Columbus, into orbit this Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers on Tuesday cleared space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff in two days on a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA prepared to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a long-delayed mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the International Space Station, but weather threatened another postponement.
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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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US and European astronauts are preparing for their second spacewalk of the current shuttle mission.
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Shuttle portera' sull'Iss il laboratorio spaziale europeo
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Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station on short tours to make ready new laboratories.
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HOUSTON  -- Space shuttle Atlantis neared the end  of a two-day orbital journey on Saturday, approaching the  International Space Station to deliver Europe's first permanent  space research laboratory.