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NASA savored the return Wednesday of Atlantis and its astronauts from a near-perfect space station mission — then quickly revved up anticipation for another shuttle launch next month. It’s been years since the space agency has attempted such rapid-fire, back-to-back flights. Atlantis and its crew landed in Florida. Endeavour will carry up the first piece of Japan’s massive space station lab, named Kibo.