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Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station to deliver spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after the shuttles' retirement next year. Space shuttle Atlantis, which blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, ended its two-day journey to the International Space Station with a gentle docking high above Earth on Wednesday. Commander Charlie Hobaugh eased the shuttle into a docking port on the station as the two ships sailed 220 miles (355 km) above the coast of Australia. The shuttle is scheduled to remain attached to the space station until next Wednesday.
