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Discovery unhooks from ISS, begins journey back to Earth
Dec 20 2006, Pankaj

The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind NASA astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay. Space...

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