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U.S. space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida
31 Jul 2009 14:48:51 GMT
 Source: Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday after a successful mission to the International Space Station.

Endeavour spent 11 days at the orbiting outpost, where astronauts installed the final segment of Japan's $2.4 billion Kibo laboratory. (Reporting by Irene Klotz, editing by Jim Loney)


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