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Shuttle swoops to Earth safely

The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour announced its arrival with twin sonic booms as it swooped to a smooth landing in Florida Wednesday night.

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STS-122 astronauts get ready for Earth

The U.S. space agency was preparing for a Wednesday return to Earth and the end of STS-122's 13-day, 5.3 million-mile space mission.

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Atlantis begins its journey back to Earth

Space shuttle Atlantis ended its nearly nine-day mission to the International Space Station by undocking early Monday.

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Columbus lab is opened on the ISS

U.S. and European Space Agency astronauts officially opened the ESA's newly installed Columbus laboratory Tuesday aboard the International Space Station.

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European module attached to space station

The European module Columbus was permanently attached to the International Space Station Monday.

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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off

Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Thursday afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center, beginning an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA: Atlantis ready for Thursday launch

The U.S. space agency started the countdown Monday for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.

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ESA names French astronaut to ISS mission

French astronaut Leopold Eyharts has been assigned to travel to the International Space Station this year to help commission the European Columbus laboratory.

Léopold Eyharts is a Brigadier General in the French Air Force and an ESA spationaut.

Eyharts was born April 28, 1957, in Biarritz, Northern Basque Country, France. He graduated as an engineer from the French Air Force Academy of Salon-de-Provence in 1979.

He joined the French Air Force Academy of Salon-de-Provence in 1977 and was graduated as an aeronautical engineer in 1979. In 1980, he became a fighter pilot and was assigned to an operational Jaguar squadron in Istres Air Base (France). In 1985, he was assigned as a wing commander in Saint-Dizier Air Force base.

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