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Atlantis' Final Mission on Track for Thursday Landing

Space shuttle Atlantis has undocked from the International Space Station and is orbiting Earth on its own. Inside, the four astronauts are preparing for their return to NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday. Our coverage of the landing will begin at 4:30 a.m. EDT for a landing at 5:56 a.m. (21:56 GMT), There are two chances to land Thursday at Kennedy, the second at 7:32 a.m. (23:32 GMT)
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The space shuttle Atlantis has undocked from the International Space Station.

Atlantis shuttle prepares to leave station

The US shuttle Atlantis is preparing to undock from the space station and head home to Earth one last time.
When the orbiter lands early on Thursday morning in Florida, it will bring to a close Nasa's 30-year re-usable spaceplane programme.
Undocking is timed for 0628 GMT on Tuesday.
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Booster Camera Video of Atlantis Launch



Cameras mounted on the two solid rocket boosters that helped propel space shuttle Atlantis into orbit on July 8 provide unique angles of the launch from the Kennedy Space Centre and their subsequent water landing downrange in the Atlantic Ocean.