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Shuttle Prepares to Head Home

Discovery and space station crews shut the hatches between their vessels

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2008 9:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to the crew of the International Space Station today and closed the hatch between their spacecrafts, Space.com reports. Discovery plans to undock from the station tomorrow morning after a busy weeklong mission and begin a 4-day trip home. The shuttle... Read full story »

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