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| Image Above: The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crew members
bid farewell to each other. Image credit: NASA TV |
The STS-120 crew bid farewell to the Expedition 16 crew before the hatches
closed at 3:03 p.m. EST Sunday between Discovery and the station. Attention
now turns to Discovery’s undocking from the station a little after
5:30 a.m. Monday.
STS-120 arrived at the station Oct. 25, delivering the Harmony Node 2
module to the station. The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and conducted
four spacewalks during its stay at the station.
During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar
array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss.
The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew
could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful
repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array.
Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel
Tani, KD5DXE. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson, KD5PLA. Anderson
arrived at the station in June with STS-117.
Before Discovery begins the journey home, Pilot George Zamka will perform
a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the
station in its new configuration.
Discovery is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, a little
after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
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