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Astronaut Shepherd Leads ISS Crew Back to Earth
American Bill Shepherd and Russian colleagues Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev landed from space shuttle Discovery after four months aboard the space station. Doctors expected weakness and nausea, but all walked unaided, noting Shepherd’s heavy load sensations and surprising appetite as he requested a Heineken after reentry.
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