Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Shuttle Atlantis Undocks From ISS, Starts Final Journey Home | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Shuttle Atlantis Undocks From ISS, Starts Final Journey Home | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Early this morning, the space shuttle Atlantis separated from the International Space Station for the last time, beginning its two-day journey back to Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
After eight days, 15 hours, and 21 minutes, the shuttle undocked from the ISS at 2:28am Eastern time while it was 243 miles above the Pacific, east of Christchurch, New Zealand. At 4:18am, Atlantis fired its jets and formally separated from the space station."

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