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1 of 22. The International Space Station (ISS) with the earth in the background is seen from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour after undocking from the ISS in this November 28, 2008 image from NASA TV. The shuttle Endeavour astronauts left the International Space Station on Friday after completing a marathon mission to remodel the research outpost into an orbital home for six.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida | Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:07pm EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour fired its braking rockets and left orbit on Sunday, beginning an hourlong glide to California after finishing a marathon home-improvement mission at the International Space Station.

Bad weather prevented Endeavour from landing at its home port in Florida, so NASA diverted the spaceship to its backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert. Touchdown is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. (2125 GMT).

(Reporting by Irene Klotz; editing by Jane Sutton)
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