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Crewmembers of the space shuttle Discovery (L-R) Joan Higginbotham, Mission Commander Mark Polansky, pilot William Oefelein and Christer Fuglesang of Sweden walk away from the shuttle on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 22, 2006. The crew of seven astronauts returns from a mission to the International Space Station. REUTERS/John Raoux/Pool (UNITED STATES)