Shuttle Crew Puts Girder on Station
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By Traci Watson A team of spacewalking astronauts pulled off the tricky installation of a new piece of the International Space Station on Tuesday, but the success was marred by a problem familiar to all do-it-yourselfers: One of the astronauts lost a tool.
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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 astronaut crew of NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis is gearing up for a planned Thursday landing after a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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The shuttle Atlantis astronauts  completed their work on the International Space Station on  Friday with a third and final spacewalk to put the finishing  touches on a new power module and set up gear for NASA's next  service call.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts wrapped up the third and final spacewalk of their flight Friday, completing installation of a 17 1/2-ton piece of the international space station and doing some other fix-it jobs on the outside.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pair of high-tech construction workers ventured outside the International Space Station on Monday to hook up electrical connections on a massive girder that holds new solar panels needed to boost power on the orbital outpost.
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Atlantis shuttle astronauts are set to install a key new segment to the half-finished International Space Station in the first ISS construction work since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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The crew of the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery was preparing Sunday for its rendezvous with the International Space Station.  NASA said the crew was inspecting the shuttle's heat shield for any possible damage from Saturday's launch, and preparing tools necessary for the rendezvous.
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By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  For a second day in a row, astronauts began toiling like construction workers during a six-hour spacewalk, bringing to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station.
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By Seth Borenstein Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be an urgent problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.
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The crew of the US shuttle Atlantis inspected the craft for damage sustained during takeoff as they headed out into space, preparing to dock with the International Space Station on Sunday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Crew members on the International Space Station donned yellow construction helmets on Thursday and used a robotic crane to move a passageway for visiting spaceships and connecting modules.
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By Juan Lozano The crews of Atlantis and the international space station greeted each other with hugs and handshakes yesterday after the space shuttle arrived at the orbiting outpost.
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Spacewalkers aboard the  International Space Station prepared on Sunday for an  unplanned, fourth outing to fix a stuck solar array, while  other crew members finish transferring cargo brought up by the  shuttle Discovery.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 16 -- With their hardest tasks behind them, space shuttle Atlantis's six astronauts got time to relax Saturday after almost a week of nonstop work adding a 17 1/2 -ton addition with winglike solar power panels to the international space station.
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By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - Using their ship's robotic arm, astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis handed over the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years Monday and will conduct three spacewalks to install the giant new section.
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Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where will dock for a maintenance mission.