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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Their incredibly successful mission nearly over, shuttle Endeavour’s astronauts readied their spaceship for tonight’s ride home.
The seven crewmen accomplished everything they set out to do in orbit. They added another room to the international space station, assembled a giant robot, tested a gooey patch for shuttle thermal tiles, inspected a jammed solar-wing joint, dropped off a shuttle inspection boom and swapped out station residents.
All that remained was re- entry and touchdown. The landing is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. MDT today.
