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Shuttle Prepares to Head Home

Discovery and space station crews shut the hatches between their vessels

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(Newser) – Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to the crew of the International Space Station today and closed the hatch between their spacecrafts, Space.com reports. Discovery plans to undock from the station tomorrow morning after a busy weeklong mission and begin a 4-day trip home. The shuttle crew delivered and installed a huge new space lab for the station.

“It’s been an amazing adventure,” said astronaut Gregory Chamitoff, who arrived on the shuttle and will be staying on the space station for six months. “I wanted to say that a lot of us were rookies before this flight, and it’s been a real honor and privilege to be part of the shuttle crew.”

This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Karen Nyberg, STS-124 mission specialist, as she floats on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.
This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Karen Nyberg, STS-124 mission specialist, as she floats on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.   (AP Photo/NASA)
In this image from NASA TV, the crew from the shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station hold a joint news conference, Monday, June 9, 2008.
In this image from NASA TV, the crew from the shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station hold a joint news conference, Monday, June 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
In this photo released by NASA, astronaut Ronald Garan Jr. participates in the mission's third and final spacewalk on the International Space Station on Sunday June 8, 2008.
In this photo released by NASA, astronaut Ronald Garan Jr. participates in the mission's third and final spacewalk on the International Space Station on Sunday June 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/NASA)
In this image from NASA TV, shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station before docking, Monday, June 2, 2008.
In this image from NASA TV, shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station before docking, Monday, June 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
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