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Afghanistan turns against president

Nasa officials are hesitant to guess when the shuttle will return to flight.

To fight the terror war, US wants far-flung bases for more mobile military. But some nations balk at the American footprint.

As astronaut Steve Robinson dangled from the spindly limb of the space station's robot arm 220 miles above Earth, many Americans watched with utter fixation as the nation's spaceflight programme took one giant step towards returning to its legendary past.