06.10.08

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 5 p.m. CDT 
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas 
STATUS REPORT: STS-124-21

STS-124 MCC STATUS REPORT #21

The crews of Discovery and the International Space Station bid one 
other farewell, closing the hatch between the two spacecraft at 3:42 
p.m. 

Before exiting the station, the shuttle crew installed a backup drive 
for the Kibo laboratory’s robotic arm and transferred last minute 
experiment samples and equipment to Discovery. 

The astronauts also enjoyed a few of hours of off-duty time before 
gathering in the Harmony module at 2:55 p.m. to say goodbye. 

The crew begins its sleep period at 7:02 p.m. and awakens at 3:02 a.m. 
Wednesday. 

Undocking from the International Space Station is set for 6:42 a.m. 

The next status report will be issued at the beginning of the crew’s 
day, or earlier if events warrant.

	
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