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Atlantis space shuttle undocks from ISS

Cape Canaveral, USA - The return to Earth is scheduled for Thursday

Atlantis started its last flight to Earth. At 2:28 am EDT today the shuttle undocked from ISS, International Space Station, after 8 days, 15 hours and 21 minutes attached to the orbiting laboratory. The undocking occurred -NASA reports- when the spacecraft was "243 miles above the Pacific, east of Christchurch, New Zealand". The departure from the orbiting station occurred following a brief...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132094
Rome, Italy, 07/19/2011 10:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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