STS-89 Day 08 Highlights

Abstract

On this eighth day of the STS-89 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Frank Edwards, and Mission Specialists Michael P. Anderson, James F. Reilly, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov, David A. Wolf and Andrew S.W. Thomas, prepare to conclude their joint mission with the crew of the Mir. Endeavour separates from the Russian Space Station with a gentle push from springs in the docking mechanism attaching it to the Space Station. Following a flyaround of the station to gather additional photography of the outpost, Pilot Joe Edwards conducts a final separation maneuver to allow Endeavour to drift away from the Mir.