Space shuttle Atlantis heads for Florida landing
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 09:21
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis fired their ship's braking rockets on Friday to leave orbit and begin an hour-long glide to Earth, the last leg of an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
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