Space shuttle Endeavour and the ISS docked as seen from a Soyuz capsule, May 23, 2011. Photo courtesy of Paulo Nespoli/NASA.
At this time, the STS-135 crew is going through their rendezvous checklist in preparation for undocking from the International Space Station.
After 2:28 AM, the space shuttle permanently retires from its role as a space caravan to the ISS. If you don’t have NASA TV at home, you can watch it via the magic of the World Wide Web at this Spacevidcast live feed.
Emily Carney is a writer, space enthusiast, and creator of the This Space Available space blog, published since 2010. In January 2019, Emily’s This Space Available blog was incorporated into the National Space Society’s blog. The content of Emily’s blog can be accessed via the This Space Available blog category.
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