Space Shuttle Atlantis has been cleared to land next week. Mission officials determined the repaired thermal blanket should withstand the searing temperatures of re-entry.

航天飞机亚特兰蒂斯号将在下周重返地球，专家组测定修复过的保温层能够抵抗着陆时的高温。

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A metal clip broke off space shuttle Discovery's brakes, but NASA says the missing part doesn't pose a threat for tomorrow's re-entry and landing.

不过美国太空总署表示脱落部分未对明天的重返大气层和着陆造成威胁。

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It was a gash on the wing of space shuttle Columbia that caused its destruction and the deaths of seven astronauts during re-entry February 1, 2003.

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