Shuttle Glides Safely Home in Spite of Damage
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The space shuttle Endeavour glided to a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center, apparently not much worse for wear.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  NASA declared that it's back in the space- station assembly business Thursday after shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts safely returned from a 12-day mission to install a new piece of the orbiting outpost.
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Atlantis returns to Earth after spacewalks and concerns of debris hitting the spacecraft
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Dodging thunderstorms en route The space shuttle Atlantis is packing up and heading for home. The bird is due to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre this afternoon, but the exact time of the landing will depend on weather conditions.â¦
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a 12-day mission whose smooth success was briefly upstaged by the high drama caused by mysterious floating debris.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Discovery astronauts undocked their craft from the International Space Station on Tuesday and prepared to begin the journey home to Earth.
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Scans of the shuttleÂs delicate heat shield this morning so far reveal no worrisome damage to the craft.
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In a blistering, heart-pounding flight that briefly appeared to be in jeopardy, a privately built spacecraft safely returned to Earth after soaring to the edge of space over the Mojave desert in California yesterday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its seaside launch pad on Friday and soared toward a Sunday rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Wednesday   cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth on   Thursday after inspections found no damage to the spacecraft, a   NASA official said.
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The space shuttle Atlantis has been successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The space shuttle appeared to have made the jump into orbit without any significant damage to its delicate heat shield.
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By Alicia Chang, Associated Press  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely Friday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA cleared space   shuttle Atlantis to return to Earth on Thursday, confident that   unidentified objects spotted floating near the spaceship did   not result from damage to its heat shield or other critical   equipment.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ From NASA's better-late-than-never department: Shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts catapulted from the launch pad Friday evening, roared through golden twilight and safely reached orbit.
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Space shuttle Atlantis rolls back to hangar    WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Xinhua) -- NASA on Tuesday decided to move space shuttle Atlantis off its launch pad and back inside the protection of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according NASA's official website.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - After a nearly 10-day stay at the international space station that included construction work and a computer meltdown, space shuttle Atlantis was cleared to begin its return trip to Earth.