At 8:43 a.m. EDT, hatches were closed between space shuttle Atlantis and its six crew members and the International Space Station and its six crew members. The hatches between the two spacecraft were opened on May 16 and were open for joint crew operations for a total of 6 days, 20 hours, and 25 minutes. After more than seven days of working together, including three spacewalks and the installation of a new module, the International Space Station and shuttle crews part ways today. (source: nasa.gov)
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