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May 31, 2011
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Shuttle Endeavour leaves International Space Station
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2011
The US space shuttle Endeavour was on its way back to Earth on Monday after undocking from the International Space Station on its final journey before entering retirement, NASA said. Endeavour's last mission is the penultimate flight for the 30-year-old US shuttle program, which will end for good after the Atlantis mission to the orbiting research lab, scheduled to begin July 8. The undocking took place at 0355 GMT, when the space station and shuttle was 215 miles (350 kilometers) over La Paz, B ... read more

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