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Shuttle lands safely despite damage |
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Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA - Endeavour returned to Earth safely Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the space shuttle's belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane.
The shuttle swooped out of the partly cloudy sky and touched down on the runway at 12:32 p.m. ET as the astronauts' families cheered.
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