A view of the space station minutes before Discovery undocked after a week-long visit. The Discovery astronauts undocked from the international space station today, wrapping up a successful mission to ready the complex for delivery of a huge set of solar arrays in December and its main laboratory module in January. We couldn't be happier with the way things went.
Discovery slowly backs away from the station.
You know, the shuttle is very comfortable for us, but it is a little bit of a tight fit for a long period of time for seven crew members with EVA suits and everything. We were very impressed and we think Shep and his crew are going to love it. Discovery docked with the station last Friday. The truss will serve as the mounting point for a huge set of solar arrays that will be attached in early December. The Z1 truss also houses the station's main communications antennas and the four gyroscopes that will be used to keep the outpost stable and properly oriented.