Tariq MalikSenior EditorSPACE.com – Tue Jul 28, 7:01 am ET
The 13 people aboard the International Space Station will say their farewells and split up Tuesday when the crew of the shuttle Endeavourundocks from the orbiting laboratory.
Endeavour's seven-astronaut crew is due to cast off from the space station at 1:26 p.m. EDT (1726 GMT), marking an end to nearly a week and a half of construction work alongside the outpost's six residents.
"It has been a spectacular and successful docked phase, but all good things must come to an end," Mission Control told Endeavour's crew in a morning message.
The joint crew has been the highest population ever for the station and the largest single gathering in space by humans in history. All 13 astronauts, who represent each of the five major international partners building the station, plan to hold a brief farewell ceremony at about 10:23 a.m. EDT (1423 GMT).
The 13 people aboard the International Space Station will say their farewells and split up Tuesday when the crew of the shuttle Endeavourundocks from the orbiting laboratory.
Endeavour's seven-astronaut crew is due to cast off from the space station at 1:26 p.m. EDT (1726 GMT), marking an end to nearly a week and a half of construction work alongside the outpost's six residents.
"It has been a spectacular and successful docked phase, but all good things must come to an end," Mission Control told Endeavour's crew in a morning message.
The joint crew has been the highest population ever for the station and the largest single gathering in space by humans in history. All 13 astronauts, who represent each of the five major international partners building the station, plan to hold a brief farewell ceremony at about 10:23 a.m. EDT (1423 GMT).
COME ON HOME and bring that crazy freaking dog with you.!
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