Photo for the Day - March 07, 2011

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About above image: Space Shuttle Discovery performs its flyaround of the International Space Station as both spacecraft orbit over the Sahara Desert.

Image credit: NASA TV

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Discovery Separates from International Space Station

Monday, March 07, 2011

07:41am CST

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At 8:37am EST, Space Shuttle Discovery fired its jets to separate from the International Space Station for the final time, setting it on a course for its return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:58am Wednesday.

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Ground tracks have been posted for Discovery's landing opportunities HERE.

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The Spaceflight Meteorology Group forecasts "go" conditions at Kennedy for Discovery's planned landing.

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At 9:58am NASA Television will air a video playback of undocking. The "late inspection" of Discovery's heat shield will commence at 11:13am and today's Mission Status Briefing will air at 1:30pm.

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Read latest up-to-date News about

Landing/General Mission Info

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STS-133 Flyaround

About this video: Space Shuttle Discovery performs a flyaround of the International Space Station after undocking at 7:00am EST today, Monday, March 7, 2011.

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Safe Landing!

AubreyJ.........

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Above Info/Images/Video taken from the NASA.gov website

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