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Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands; Little Damage Seen On Clean Orbiter

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Thursday, February 21st, 2008

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Ambitious Shuttle Missions Schedule Now Set For 2008 Space Shuttle Atlantis glided down to a perfect landing at Kennedy Space Center, where little damage was spotted on the orbiter vehicle after a 5-million-plus miles STS-122 Mission that saw the spaceship crew install a European laboratory on the International Space Station. The shuttle touched down on the runway just hours before the Navy blasted a failed satellite to smithereens, creating temporary debris in space. Officials wanted to have Atlantis descend into…

Congress

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Congress

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Pentagon

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