Atlantis shoots into space on key mission for Europe
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Shuttle Atlantis soared into orbit Thursday after a two-month delay on a mission to the International Space Station that will set a milestone for Europe's presence in space.
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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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After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
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The Atlantis orbiter is set to return to Earth after installing Europe's Columbus science lab on the space station.
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The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was in orbit Saturday, heading for the International Space Station.
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Shuttle Atlantis crew  members prepared on Tuesday for their planned touchdown at the  Kennedy Space Center in central Florida after delivering  Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory to the  International Space Station.
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Space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station to deliver Europe's Columbus science laboratory.
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U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with  the International Space Station on Saturday on a mission to  deliver Europe's first permanent space research facility.
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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.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The countdown clock began ticking on Tuesday for the planned launch this week of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, which will return the beleaguered shuttle program to space after a six-month hiatus.
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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 Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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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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Tuesday's shuttle launch marks the beginning of an intense period of space activity for Europe.
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The US space shuttle Atlantis and its seven member crew, including astronauts from France and Germany, are on a course to dock with the orbiting International Space Station Saturday after 48 hours in space.
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The US space shuttle Atlantis headed for the International Space Station early Saturday on this year&#39;s first mission, aimed at boosting the station&#39;s power-generating capacity.
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Europe's most powerful rocket, carrying a payload of precious satellites, soared into space Saturday from its South American base in a successful launch more than two years after its inaugural flight ended in disaster.
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A European Space Agency rocket entered moon orbit Monday in a unique mission using a pioneering power plant. The s-called SMART-1 spacecraft blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana, Sept.