Discovery Begins Journey Home

Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday at 7:42 a.m. EDT, ending its almost nine-day stay at the orbital outpost. After performing a flyaround of the station, the shuttle crew members began their journey back to Earth. The STS-124 crew arrived at the station June 2, delivering the Japanese Pressurized Module, the second pressurized component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory, to the station. The crew also delivered Expedition 17 Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff, who replaced Garrett Reisman, now a mission specialist returning to Earth aboard Discovery. More

(Source: NASA - Jun 12)