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November 28, 2008

Shuttle Crew Departs International Space Station
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16-day mission delivered new facilities, equipment, water recycling
system to double space station crew capacity 
A NASA image of Endeavor's cargo bay framed through a window on the
International Space Station, 26 Nov 2008The space shuttle Endeavor has
undocked from the International Space Station after bringing equipment
needed to expand its capacity from three to six people. The shuttle left
the orbiting outpost Friday with seven astronauts. The astronauts shared
a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday with the three-person crew aboard the
International Space Station before saying their goodbyes and sealing the
hatches between the shuttle and the space station. The shuttle is
scheduled to arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in the southeastern U.S.
state of Florida on Sunday. As the shuttle departed Friday, it was to
loop around the space station so the shuttle crew could photograph its
exterior. As part of the 16-day mission, the shuttle crew delivered and
installed a new toilet, kitchen equipment, and water recycling system
meant to allow the space station to double its crew capacity.

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