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Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station. Endeavour glided through a slightly hazy sky and touched...
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Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship Wednesday to make sure it's safe for landing in two more days. The survey of the wings and nose, which took almost all morning, is standard before a shuttle returns to Earth. Endeavour is due back...
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Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 flight engineer, participates in the STS-128 mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
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The crew of the space shuttle Discovery were to spend part of their first full day in space inspecting the heat shield of the craft, and preparing to dock with the International Space Station...ET Saturday following their late Friday night launch from...
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Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship Wednesday to make sure it's safe for landing in two more days. The survey of the wings and nose, which took almost all morning, is standard before a shuttle returns to Earth. Endeavour is due back...
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During the flight, Endeavour delivered the final piece of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station (ISS). Endeavour's mission included five spacewalks and installation of two platforms...
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CAPE CANAVERAL: Space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts, including the first Japanese to live on the International Space Station, landed in Florida on Friday, capping a 16-day mission to complete Japan's orbital laboratory. The shuttle touched down...
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Since Endeavour and its seven astronauts blasted off July 15 the crew was able to bring and assemble the final two stations in the $1 billion "Kibo" laboratory at the International Space Station, restock the station, and greatly upgrade its power supply.
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With a little help from a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, the space shuttle Endeavour takes off from Edwards Air Force Base on Dec...On Friday, July 31, 2009, the crew of mission STS-127 is set to touch down at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on...
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Shuttle astronauts are to complete their check list before they set sights on a Friday landing. Early Thursday they test the thruster jets and aerodynamic control surfaces that will be used to guide Endeavour through the landing. They have already inspected...