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Pekin Native, Atlantis Crew Scheduled To Land Friday

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Story Published: May 20, 2009 at 9:29 PM CST

Story Updated: Jun 18, 2009 at 12:21 PM CST

The space shuttle Atlantis crew is on their way back home and is scheduled to land Friday.

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They're getting a breather after several days of repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope.
Mission commander Scott Altman says it was challenging work.

"I never imagined actually that the flight would go as interestingly as it has. It's amazing looking back at how hard things looked at a couple of times. More difficult than I ever expected." Altman said.

The Tazewell County Museum is hosting a 'landing party" Friday morning when Atlantis is expected to touch down.
Commander Altman, a museum member, has donated NASA memorabilia to the museum.

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