Atlantis undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 7:39 PM ET (2339 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday morning as its mission winds down. Atlantis undocked from the ISS at 10:42 am EDT (1442 GMT), nearly nine days after arriving at the orbiting outpost. The shuttle performed a loop around the station before pulling away. Shortly after undocking shuttle cameras showed a piece of debris floating away from the station; officials said they weren't sure if the object was from the shuttle or station but believed it was simply a chunk of ice. Atlantis will complete the STS-117 mission with a landing currently scheduled for Thursday at 1:54 pm EDT (1754 GMT) at the Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting.
The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday morning as its mission winds down. Atlantis undocked from the ISS at 10:42 am EDT (1442 GMT), nearly nine days after arriving at the orbiting outpost. The shuttle performed a loop around the station before pulling away. Shortly after undocking shuttle cameras showed a piece of debris floating away from the station; officials said they weren't sure if the object was from the shuttle or station but believed it was simply a chunk of ice. Atlantis will complete the STS-117 mission with a landing currently scheduled for Thursday at 1:54 pm EDT (1754 GMT) at the Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting.
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