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Endeavour prepares to return to Earth

Published: March 24, 2008 at 9:14 AM
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HOUSTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station crews completed their last full day together Sunday and were preparing for Endeavour's departure.

Endeavour was to undock from the space station at 7:56 p.m. EDT Monday and begin its journey back to Earth.

The primary mission of STS-123 was the delivery of the first section of the Japanese space agency's new laboratory module, Kibo, and Canada's new robotics system -- the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or Dextre.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration controllers in Houston said the shuttle is scheduled to land at 7:01 p.m. EDT Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


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