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 HOUSTON (AP) - Space shuttle Atlantis was cleared to depart the international space station after a test Monday showed Russian computers that crashed last week can control the outpost's orientation.
Officials examined test data and decided the crucial computers controlled the station's thrusters properly. Atlantis is scheduled to undock Tuesday with a planned return to Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Thursday.
"We're happy to report that in the end of the game here we have everything working as it's supposed to," said Phil Engelauf, chief of the flight directors' office.
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