EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis broke orbit on Friday to begin a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere for a landing in California's Mojave Desert.
Flying upside-down 354 km over the Indian Ocean, Atlantis commander Frederick Sturckow fired the shuttle's twin maneuvering engines to drop out of orbit and begin an hourlong glide to Edwards Air Force Base, its backup landing site.
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