STS-124 Status Report #20
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
HOUSTON –The crew of Discovery has begun its last day of joint operations with the International Space Station.
Crew members were awakened at 3:32 a.m. CDT by "All Because of You," performed by U2. It was played for Mission Specialist Ron Garan.
The crew will spend the morning configuring a backup drive for the Kibo laboratory’s robotic arm. The astronauts also will be enjoying a couple of hours of off-duty time today after several busy days on orbit.
International Space Station Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff and Discovery Mission Specialist Garrett Reisman (whom Chamitoff replaced as a station crew member) will speak with NBC News, KGO Radio and Fox News Radio this afternoon. Those interviews will air live on NASA TV at 1:10 p.m.
At 2:57 p.m. CDT, the crews of Discovery and Expedition 17 are due to say goodbye to each other. Hatches between the two spacecraft will be closed shortly thereafter.
Crew members will do a series of leak checks before going to sleep for the evening. Discovery's crew begins its sleep period at 7:02 p.m.
Undocking from the International Space Station is set for Wednesday at 6:42 a.m.
Bye for now,
Nick.
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