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Supporters of Claude Nicollier at the John F. Kennedy Spece Center in Titusville, Florida, USA, pictrued on July 31, 1992. (KEYSTONE/Patrick Aviolat) Der Fanclub von Claude Nicollier beobachtet am 31. Juli 1992 auf dem John F. Kennedy Spece Center bei Titusville in Florida, USA, den Start des Space Shuttle Atlantis mit Nicollier an Bord. (KEYSTONE/Patrick Aviolat)

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Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program Manager answers questions during the STS-115 NASA Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Team presentation at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday, 16 August 2006. The FRR team set the launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis to 27 August 2006 at 4:30 P.M. EST. (KEYSTONE/EPA/JUSTIN DERNIER)

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NASA Administer Michael D. Griffin has a big smile during the STS-115 NASA Flight Readiness Review (FRR)Team presentation at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday 16 August 2006. The FRR team set the launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis to 27 August 2006 at 4:30 P.M. EST. (KEYSTONE/EPA/JUSTIN DERNIER)

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Claude Nicollier, der erste schweizer Astronaut startet am 31. Juli1992 mit der Atlantis Raumfaehre der 49. Shuttle Mission vom Kennedy Space Center in Florida ins Weltall. (KEYSTONE/Str)

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Claude Nicollier, der erste schweizer Astronaut startet am 31. Juli1992 mit der Atlantis Raumfaehre der 49. Shuttle Mission vom Kennedy Space Center in Florida ins Weltall. (KEYSTONE/Str)

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The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off early Sept. 8, 2000, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA said Wednesday July 27, 2005 it is grounding future shuttle flights because foam debris that brought down Columbia and flew off Discovery's external fuel tank is still a risk. Atlantis was supposed to lift off in September, but that mission is now on indefinite hold. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks into the sky on mission STS-106 after a perfect on-time launch from Kennedy Space Center Sept. 8, 2000. NASA said Wednesday July 27, 2005 it is grounding future shuttle flights because foam debris that brought down Columbia and flew off Discovery's external fuel tank is still a risk. Atlantis was supposed to lift off in September, but that mission is now on indefinite hold. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/NASA)

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The space shuttle Atlantis is eased out of the Vehicle Assembly Building atop the crawler at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Jan. 3, 2001 for its trip to the pad. NASA said Wednesday July 27, 2005 it is grounding future shuttle flights because foam debris that brought down Columbia and flew off Discovery's external fuel tank is still a risk. Atlantis was supposed to lift off in September, but that mission is now on indefinite hold. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)

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The space shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad as a rain cloud passes at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday, July 7, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis is scheduled to launch on Friday, July 8 and is the 135th and final space shuttle launch for NASA. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the conclusion of the nearly 11-day STS-86 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 5:55:09 p.m. EDT, October 6, 1997, with an unofficial mission-elapsed time of 10 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes and 50 seconds. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE SOURCE/NASA/Science Source)

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis is here centered in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD) at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California. The gantry-like MDD structure is used for servicing the shuttle orbiters in preparation for their ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including mounting the shuttle atop NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at 12:33 p.m. on February 20, 2001, on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is located. The mission, which began February 7, logged 5.3 million miles as the shuttle orbited Earth while delivering the Destiny science laboratory to the International Space Station. Inclement weather conditions in Florida prompted the decision to land Atlantis at Edwards. The last time a space shuttle landed at Edwards was Oct. 24, 2000. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE SOURCE/NASA/Science Source)

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This image provided by NASA shows the space shuttle Atlantis lifting off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center,Thursday Feb. 7, 2008 in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. Atlantis' seven member crew is on a 11-day mission to deliver Columbus, a laboratory module built by the European Space Agency, to the international space station. (AP Photo/NASA - Jim Grossmann)

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The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off early Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The 11-day mission includes delivering the Columbus module to the international space station. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

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epa01248383 Launch Director for the space shuttle Atlantis, Doug Lyons monitors the weather and shuttle systems prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. EPA/BILL INGALLS Mandatory Credit: NASA / Bill Ingalls EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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epa01248382 Space Program Manager Wayne Hale, Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin (R) monitor the weather and shuttle systems prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. EPA/BILL INGALLS Mandatory Credit: NASA / Bill Ingalls EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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epa01248380 The launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) as seen through the louvered windows of the Launch Control Center at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45p.m. EST. EPA/BILL INGALLS Mandatory Credit: NASA / Bill Ingalls EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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epa01248366 Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39-A photographed from remote site 5 at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. Shuttle Atlantis is on an eleven day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will deliver a key component in the construction of the ISS. The new component module knows as Columbus is from the European Space Agency. The launch of space shuttle Atlantis was originally scheduled for 06 December 2007, but due to a faulty fuel sensor was scrubbed until the repair could be made and installed back in shuttle Atlantis. EPA/JUSTIN DERNIER

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The space shuttle Atlantis leaves the launch pad during lift off Thursday Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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A large water bird takes flight as the space shuttle Atlantis lifts off early Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

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The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off early Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The 11-day mission includes delivering the Columbus module to the international space station. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday Feb. 7, 2008. Atlantis' seven member crew are on a 11-day mission to deliver Columbus, a laboratory module built by the European Space Agency, to the international space station. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

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The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 beginning an 11-day mission to the international space station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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epa01248339 Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39-A photographed from remote site 8 at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. Shuttle Atlantis is on an eleven day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will deliver a key component in the construction of the ISS. The new component module knows as Columbus is from the European Space Agency. The launch of space shuttle Atlantis was originally scheduled for 06 December 2007, but due to a faulty fuel sensor was scrubbed until the repair could be made and installed back in shuttle Atlantis. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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The space shuttle Atlantis heads for orbit following liftoff Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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The space shuttle Atlantis thunders of the launch pad during liftoff Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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epa01248330 Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39-A photographed from remote site 7 at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. Shuttle Atlantis is on an eleven day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will deliver a key component in the construction of the ISS. The new component module knows as Columbus is from the European Space Agency. The launch of space shuttle Atlantis was originally scheduled for 06 December 2007, but due to a faulty fuel sensor was scrubbed until the repair could be made and installed back in shuttle Atlantis. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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epa01248298 Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39-A photographed from remote site 1 at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. Shuttle Atlantis is on an eleven day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will deliver a key component in the construction of the ISS. The new component module knows as Columbus is from the European Space Agency. The launch of space shuttle Atlantis was originally scheduled for 06 December 2007, but due to a faulty fuel sensor was scrubbed until the repair could be made and installed back in shuttle Atlantis. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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Photographers Eliot Schechter, left, of Fort Lauderdale and Roger Scruggs of Cocoa Beach photograph the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis Thursday afternoon, February 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux)**NO SALES, MAGS OUT**

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Tom and Janet Marsam, of Gaylordsville, Conn., watch from Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, Fla. as space shuttle Atlantis takes off from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Joe Kaleita)

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Spectators watch from Jetty Park in Cape Caveral, Fla. as the space shuttle Atlantis takes off from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Kaleita)

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epa01248252 Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39-A, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008. Shuttle Atlantis is on an eleven day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will deliver a key component in the construction of the ISS. The new component module knows as Columbus is from the European Space Agency. The launch of space shuttle Atlantis was originally scheduled for 06 December 2007, but due to a faulty fuel sensor was scrubbed until the repair could be made and installed back in shuttle Atlantis. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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The space shuttle Atlantis flies above a cloud on its way into orbit following liftoff Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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The space shuttle Atlantis thunders off the launch pad during liftoff Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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STS-112 Mission Specialists, from left, Leopold Eyharts, of France, Stanley Love, Hans Schlegel, of Germany, Rex Walheim, and Leland Melvin, prepare to board the astronaut van for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A and a planned liftoff on the space shuttle Atlantis Thursday Feb. 7, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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epa01247990 The Crew for mission STS-122, space shuttle Atlantis stop to pose for a group photograph after leaving the Operations & Check Out (O&C) building during walk out at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 07 February 2008.. Crew members (R-L) Commander Steve Frick, Pilot Alan Poindexter, mission specialist Leland melvin, Rex Walheim, European Space Agency mission specialist Hans Schiegel from Germany, Stanley Love, and European Space Agency Leopold Eyharts from France will fly shuttle Atlantis mission STS-122 on an eleven day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and will deliver a key component in the construction of the ISS. The new component module knows as Columbus is from the European Space Agency. The launch of space shuttle Atlantis was originally scheduled for 06 December 2007, but due to a faulty fuel sensor was scrubbed until the repair could be made and installed back in shuttle Atlantis. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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epa01246909 NASA security officer with his dog Jobe search media vans before the set up of remote cameras that will be used to photograph the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) , Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 06 February 2008. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for launch on 07 February 2008. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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** ARCHIV ** Eine undatierte, von EADS zur Verfuegung gestellte Grafik zeigt das "Columbus" Weltraumlabor. Mit weiteren zwei Monaten Verspaetung und zwei Jahrzehnte nach der Grundsatzentscheidung zum Bau eines europaeischen Weltraumlabors soll "Columbus" am Donnerstagabend, 7. Februar 2008, zur ISS starten. Im Laderaum der US-Raumfaehre "Atlantis" wird das Modul in den Weltraum gehievt. (AP Photo/European Space Agency ESA, D.Ducros) ** FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ESA, D.DUCROS * NO SALES ** zu unserem Korr ** ** FILE ** An undated image provided by the European Space Agency ESA shows an artist's rendering of the European space laboratory module "Columbus", in a cutaway view, which was handed over to ESA on May 2, 2006, in Bremen, northern Germany. (AP Photo/European Space Agency ESA, D.Ducros) ** ZU KORR ** FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ESA, D.DUCROS NO SALES **

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In this image, space shuttle Atlantis sits on launch pad 39-A as NASA announced a new launch date of no earlier than 07 February 2008, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Shuttle Atlantis has been on pad 39-A from 06 December 2007 during which time a faulty fuel sensor has been repaired and is in the process of being installed for testing. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA outlined a plan Thursday Dec. 27, 2007 to repair a faulty electrical connector on Space Shuttle Atlantis external fuel tank. The repair could take several days or even weeks. The launch date for Atlantis with European Space Agencys Columbus laboratory of Jan.10, 2008 is no longer feasible according to NASAs Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale. (AP Photo/NASA)

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epa01201170 A picture made available on 14 December 2007 shows space shuttle Atlantis on launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 09 December 2007. NASA reported 13 December 2007, that they have re-scheduled the launch of Atlantis for no earlier than 10 January 2008. This change will give NASA engineers time to repair the problem with the ECO fuel sensors in the external tank and also have time off for the holiday season. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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epa01196211 Space shuttle Atlantis sits on launch pad 39-A at sunset after being scrubbed for the second time this week as NASA emergency vehicles leave the pad area at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 09 December 2007. The space shuttle Atlantis scrubbed due to the number three faulty engine cut-off (ECO) sensor failure discovered during fueling. The launch of Space shuttle Atlantis is now scheduled for no earlier than 02 January 2008. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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epa01196210 Space shuttle Atlantis sits on launch pad 39-A at sunset after being scrubbed for the second time this week at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 09 December 2007. The space shuttle Atlantis scrubbed due to the number three faulty engine cut-off (ECO) sensor failure discovered during fueling. The launch of Space shuttle Atlantis is now scheduled for no earlier than 02 January 2008. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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The space shuttle Atlantis, on top of a refitted Boeing 747 aircraft, lands back at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., early Tuesday, July 3, 2007, from its trip that started in California. Some of the space center workers came out to watch the event. Atlantis, carrying seven astronauts, landed June 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in California due to bad weather in Florida after a 14-day construction mission at the international space station. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Michael R. Brown)

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epa01054573 NASA's specially modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, carrying the Space Shuttle Atlantis, waits to enter the mate-demate system at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 03 July 2007. Shuttle Atlantis departed Edwards Air Force Base on 01 July 2007, making two stops before arriving at the shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

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The space shuttle Atlantis atop a jumbo jet is the center of attention at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. on Sunday, July 1, 2007. The jet made a planned stop at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 1, 2007, for refueling and to check the connection between it and the shuttle. NASA officials said the shuttle will not take off until Monday morning at the earliest. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis takes off atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on the first leg of its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis takes off atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base, in Calif. on the first leg of its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis takes off atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base in Calif. as photographers take pictures, on the first leg of its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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epa01046240 Sunita "Suni" Williams acknowledges the crowd as she and the rest of the Space Shuttle Atlantis crew returned to Houston for a NASA welcoming ceremony at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas 23 June 2007. Atlantis returned to earth after a 14-day mission where the astronauts repaired damage to the shuttle's heatshield and withstood the malfunction of crucial Russian computers on the space station, successfully attaching a $367 million solar power module to the station. Williams returned after a record-setting 195-day mission to the space station. EPA/AARON M. SPRECHER

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The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis, from second left, Jim Reilly, John Olivas, Steve Swanson, Pat Forrester, Lee Archambault, and Rick Sturckow, applaud Suni Williams, left, at the Houston, Texas, arrivial, Saturday, June 23, 2007. Williams set a record for a woman in space as she stayed on the International Space Station for over six months. (AP Photo/Tim Johnson)

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The crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, applauds Suni Williams, left, at the Houston, Texas, arrival, Saturday, June 23, 2007. Williams set a record for a woman in space as she stayed on the International Space Station for over six months. (AP Photo/Tim Johnson)

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epa01046213 Danny Olivas waves to the crowd as he gets off the plane as he and the rest of the Space Shuttle Atlantis crew returned to Houston for a NASA welcoming ceremony at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, 23 June 2007. Atlantis returned to earth after a 14-day mission where the astronauts repaired damage to the shuttle's heatshield and withstood the malfunction of crucial Russian computers on the space station, successfully attaching a $367 million solar power module to the station. EPA/AARON M. SPRECHER

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epa01046203 Sunita "Suni" Williams (L) is applauded by James Reilly (R) and the crowd as she and the rest of the Space Shuttle Atlantis crew returned to Houston for a NASA welcoming ceremony at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas 23 June 2007. Atlantis returned to earth after a 14-day mission where the astronauts repaired damage to the shuttle's heatshield and withstood the malfunction of crucial Russian computers on the space station, successfully attaching a $367 million solar power module to the station. Williams returned after a record-setting 195-day mission to the space station. EPA/AARON M. SPRECHER

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epa01046192 Sunita "Suni" Williams smiles as she talks to her family and friends as she and the Space Shuttle Atlantis crew returned to Houston to reunite with their families for a NASA welcoming ceremony at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas 23 June 2007. Atlantis returned to earth after a 14-day mission where the astronauts repaired damage to the shuttle's heatshield and withstood the malfunction of crucial Russian computers on the space station, successfully attaching a $367 million solar power module to the station. EPA/AARON M. SPRECHER

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Relatives and well wishers of astronaut Sunita Williams celebrate the safe return to earth of the Atlantis space shuttle at Edwards Air Force Base in California, in Ahmadabad, India, early Saturday, June 23, 2007. Stormy weather forced NASA to wave the Atlantis shuttle with seven astronauts to the backup landing site in the Mojave Desert where it glided to a picture-perfect landing Friday. Williams returned to Earth on Atlantis after spending more than six months at the space station, setting an endurance record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman at 195 days. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

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The space shuttle Atlantis, right, descends at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2007. Uncooperative weather at Kennedy Space Center forced flight controllers to pass on a landing attempt in Florida. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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The space shuttle Atlantis descends at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2007. Uncooperative weather at Kennedy Space Center forced flight controllers to pass on a landing attempt in Florida. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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In this image released by NASA, the space shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2007. Uncooperative weather at Kennedy Space Center forced flight controllers to pass on a landing attempt in Florida. (AP Photo/NASA)

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The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2007. Uncooperative weather at Kennedy Space Center forced flight controllers to pass on a landing attempt in Florida. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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The STS-117 Atlantis space shuttle lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Friday, June 22, 2007. Uncooperative weather at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., forced flight controllers to pass on STS-117s landing attempt in Florida. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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The STS-117 Atlantis space shuttle lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Friday, June 22, 2007. Uncooperative weather at Kennedy Space Center, Fl., forced flight controllers to pass on STS-117s landing attempt in Florida. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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epa01045443 Space Shuttle Atlantis' parachute deploys after it touches down on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, 22 June 2007. Atlantis returned to earth after taking of June 8, docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 and delivering Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson to the ISS. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

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epa01045441 Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares to land on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, 22 June 2007. Atlantis returned to earth after taking of June 8, docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 and delivering Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson to the ISS. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

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epa01045419 Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, 22 June 2007 viewed from the Kennedy Space Center, Media center. The shuttle Atlantis went to Edwards after being waved off from Kennedy Space Center due to uncertain weather. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN