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Hurricane Dean Pushes Endeavour to Return Early The threat of Hurricane Dean is forcing NASA to try to bring the Space Shuttle Endeavour back to earth one day early. NASA wants to avoid any disruptions to flight operations in case Hurricane Dean takes aim at Houston. That, however, now appears less likely. The shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center.

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Hurricane Dean Pushes Endeavour to Return Early

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The threat of Hurricane Dean is forcing NASA to try to bring the Space Shuttle Endeavour back to earth one day early. NASA wants to avoid any disruptions to flight operations in case Hurricane Dean takes aim at Houston. That, however, now appears less likely. The shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center.