HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- The crew of space shuttle Atlantis got to sleep in Saturday and take a half day off after a jam-packed week in orbit that included three arduous but successful spacewalks. The six astronauts relished it -- especially the surprise one-hour delay in their morning wake-up call.

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