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US: Endeavour astronauts prepare for home from ISS


Fri Jul 31 03:40:01 EST 2009

Astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour are preparing for their return to Earth from the International Space Station.

They're due to return to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida .. with two landing opportunities available in the next 24 hours.

Among those headed home is Japanese spaceman KOICHI WAKATA .. who's been in orbit since March.

While in orbit .. the Endeavour crew improved and expanded the space station .. and shared some unexpected inconveniences .. most notably a flooded toilet and an overheated air-cleansing system.

The orbiting outpost is now 83 per cent complete.

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