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Telegraph, 30.11.08 22:30 UTC

Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely in California

Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida.

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Los Angeles Daily News, 30.11.08 18:31 UTC

Space shuttle landing detours to Southern California

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 30.11.08 17:30 UTC

Fla. weather moves shuttle landing to California

(11-30) 09:23 PST Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) -- Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the ...