UPDATE: Final Shuttle Mission Readies to Undock from ISS
UPDATE: NASA has refined the landing time to 5:56 am EDT on Thursday, which is reflected below.
STS-135 (Atlantis), the final space shuttle mission, closed the hatches with the International Space Station (ISS) today as it readies to return home.
The hatches were closed at 10:28 am EDT. The shuttle crew went to sleep at 1:59 pm EDT this afternoon to get ready for an early morning undocking tomorrow, Tuesday, July 19, at 2:28 am EDT.
Landing is currently scheduled for 5:56 am EDT at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday.
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