Is it true that Shuttle Atlantis leaves space station, headed home (AP)?
APE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who’s been away from her young son since the summer. The shuttle departed as the spacecraft soared nearly 220 miles above the Pacific, just northeast of New Guinea. Over the past week, the astronauts stockpiled the outpost and performed maintenance that should keep it running for another five to 10 years. Atlantis is scheduled to land Friday morning at NASA’s spaceport in Florida. Astronaut Nicole Stott, on her way home after three months in orbit, said goodbye to the five colleagues she left behind on the space station. “It was a real pleasure working with you guys,” she radioed. “I was blessed with a wonderful crew, and I look forward to seeing you guys on the ground real soon.” “We’ll miss you,” said fellow American astronaut Jeffrey Williams, who’s just two months into a six-month missi
Atlantis and its seven astronauts have left the International Space Station This image from NASA TV shows the International Space Station drifting away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly after undocking early Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. The shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday morning.
APE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who’s been away from her young son since the summer. The shuttle departed as the spacecraft soared nearly 220 miles above the Pacific, just northeast of New Guinea. Over the past week, the astronauts stockpiled the outpost and performed maintenance that should keep it running for another five to 10 years. Atlantis is scheduled to land Friday morning at NASA’s spaceport in Florida. Astronaut Nicole Stott, on her way home after three months in orbit, said goodbye to the five colleagues she left behind on the space station. “It was a real pleasure working with you guys,” she radioed. “I was blessed with a wonderful crew, and I look forward to seeing you guys on the ground real soon.” “We’ll miss you,” said fellow American astronaut Jeffrey Williams, who’s just two months into a six-month missi
Atlantis and its seven astronauts have left the International Space Station This image from NASA TV shows the International Space Station drifting away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly after undocking early Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. The shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday morning. (AP Photo/NASA) Sources: http://www.physorg.com/news178349124.
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