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Space Shuttle due to return to Earth
06-22-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)Following an 8-day visit to the International Space Station, Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to land in Florida later today.
For the latest status reports and live coverage of the landing, see the NASA website.
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