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Image above: A view of STS-124 crew members as they capture images of the International Space Station shortly after undocking. Photo credit: NASA TV
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After yesterday’s undocking from the International Space Station, the members of the STS-124 crew begin their 13th flight day with a morning off.
The astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery are scheduled to answer questions from ESPN and ABC News in the afternoon. When the interview is complete, the crew will stow the orbiter boom sensor system in the shuttle’s payload bay. They also will power down Discovery’s robot arm in preparation for landing Saturday.
The STS-124 crew delivered the second component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory and a new Expedition 17 crew member – Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff – to the station. Chamitoff took the place of Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman, who is returning to Earth as a member of the Discovery crew.
› Share your comments about the mission
After yesterday’s undocking from the International Space Station, the members of the STS-124 crew begin their 13th flight day with a morning off.
The astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery are scheduled to answer questions from ESPN and ABC News in the afternoon. When the interview is complete, the crew will stow the orbiter boom sensor system in the shuttle’s payload bay. They also will power down Discovery’s robot arm in preparation for landing Saturday.
The STS-124 crew delivered the second component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory and a new Expedition 17 crew member – Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff – to the station. Chamitoff took the place of Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman, who is returning to Earth as a member of the Discovery crew.
