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Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Set to Land in Florida Friday

SpaceRef - Wed Nov 25, 6:28 pm ET

Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission.

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Atlantis undocks from space station
UPI - Wed Nov 25, 7:58 am ET
HOUSTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday, beginning the return to Earth.
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UPI - Wed Nov 25, 5:48 pm ET
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Astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville - 2 hours 35 minutes ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Thursday's menu includes barbecue beef brisket for some, chicken fajitas for others, and even sweet and sour pork.
Thanksgiving last full day in space for shuttle
San Francisco Chronicle - Wed Nov 25, 11:09 am ET
Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts will spend Thanksgiving checking their ship for the ride home. The shuttle and its crew of seven are aiming for a Friday morning landing at NASA's Florida spaceport. Good weather is forecast. The astronauts will test...
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Detroit Free Press - Thu Nov 26, 3:23 am ET
Downey, a blue-collar suburb on the edge of Los Angeles, once helped send astronauts to space. After the collapse of the aerospace industry, its ambitions are now more down-to-earth but still looking toward the future.
In Search of a Real Spaceship
HuffingtonPost.com via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 5:57 pm ET
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NASA’s Atlantis leaves space station, targets Earth
Computerworld - Wed Nov 25, 9:25 am ET
Network World - After a smooth and successful mission with the International Space Station, NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis this morning undocked from the station, prepared for an uneventful Thanksgiving and began its somewhat short journey back to Earth.
Ex-astronaut, Biloxi native to be honored
The Clarion-Ledger - 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Former astronaut and Mississippi native Fred Haise Jr. will receive NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award during a ceremony Wednesday at Gorenflo Elementary School in Biloxi.
Atlantis crew tests shuttle systems, preps for landing
Spaceflight Now - 40 minutes ago
The Atlantis astronauts worked through a busy Thanksgiving in space Thursday, testing the shuttle's re-entry systems and packing up for landing Friday at the Kennedy Space Center to close out a successful space station delivery mission.
Ex-aerospace town of Downey, Calif., tries to lure electric-car maker Tesla
Seattle Times - Thu Nov 26, 3:18 am ET
After the collapse of its aerospace industry, the City Council of blue-collar L.A. suburb Downey on Wednesday unanimously approved an agreement aimed at luring Tesla Motors' electric-car manufacturing plant to the former site of a NASA plant.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #18
NASA - Thu Nov 26, 12:10 am ET
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to leave the International Space Station at 3:53 a.m. CST.
Atlantis Astronauts to Give Their Thanks with Shuttle Stuff(ing)
SPACE.com - Wed Nov 25, 9:12 am ET
They may not have the traditional fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner, but the seven astronauts returning to Earth onboard space shuttle Atlantis are set to show their thanks with a memento-stuffed locker for those who made their mission a success.
Atlantis Undocks From Station
redOrbit - Wed Nov 25, 8:21 am ET
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew undocked from the International Space Station at 4:53 a.m. EST.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Set To Land In Florida Friday
The Aero-News Network - Thu Nov 26, 5:07 am ET
Spectacular Mission Heads Home For The Holidays Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission. The two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are at 9:44 a.m. and 11:19 a.m. EST and are currently forecast to use Runway 33.
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UPI - Wed Nov 25, 8:59 am ET
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