LIVE: STS-135 Flight Day 12 - Undocking, Flyaround, Late Inspections

• #80 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:15
• Ok guys, a lot of people are going to miss this as they'll have no option due to needing to get into work in the at 9am in morning etc. So let's go heavy on the images - especially for flyaround - and do this right.

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• #81 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:18
• The undocking will take place near New Zealand.
• #82 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:22
• Farewell from Fergie, noting it's a great station.
  
  Station ready for undocking.

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• #83 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:24
• Five minutes to go.
• #84 by psloss on 19 Jul, 2011 06:24
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:18

  The undocking will take place near New Zealand.
  

  It's marked on the map here.
  

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• #85 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:24
• GN&C Officer says the vehicles are ready.
• #86 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:26
• Atlantis in free drift.
• #87 by Stardust9906 on 19 Jul, 2011 06:27
• Hooks & latches driving open
• #88 by Orbiter on 19 Jul, 2011 06:28
• For the final time - the Space Shuttle has undocked from a Space Station.
  
  First shuttle docking - STS-71, June 1995.
  
  Last Shuttle undocking - STS-135, July 2011.
  
  Note the images forthcoming will be the last images live of the entire space shuttle on orbit.
  
  Next US manned vehicle to visit the ISS - TBD.
• #89 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:28

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• #90 by Mapperuo on 19 Jul, 2011 06:28
• Unsurprisingly we have no KU. 
• #91 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:29
• Here we go:

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• #92 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:29
• Physical sep.

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• #93 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:30
• SSV shots.

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• #94 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:31
• Keep the chatter down. Remember, in the end this is going to be a historical record.

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• #95 by Stardust9906 on 19 Jul, 2011 06:31
• Atlantis flying free one final time.  Station in attitude control.

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• #96 by Orbiter on 19 Jul, 2011 06:32
• Drifting further out, 30 feet.
  
• #97 by Orbiter on 19 Jul, 2011 06:33
• ATLANTIS departing. Bells sounding.
  
  'Thank you for your 12 docked days to the ISS.' - Garan.
  
  Chris Ferguson saying legendary words.
• #98 by Stardust9906 on 19 Jul, 2011 06:34

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• #99 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2011 06:34
• *Bells* Atlantis departing. Thank you for your 12 missions helping build the ISS. Nice tribute to Atlantis herself.
  
  We'll miss you guys.
  
  Commander Ferguson noting the Space Shuttle's contibution. Farewell ISS, make us proud.