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Discovery bids adieu to ISS, to land on Friday

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Discovery bids adieu to ISS, to land on Friday
Our Web Bureau / Mumbai December 20, 2006
Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 1710 hrs (EST) Tuesday, ending an eight-day stay. Then, Pilot Bill Oefelein guided the shuttle through a partial fly-around of the space station before firing shuttle jets to begin the final separation from the station and the trip back home, according to a report on the NASA website.

The STS-116 crew bid farewell to the International Space Station

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First Published: Dec 20 2006 | 11:45 AM IST

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