With lab delivered, shuttle leaves space station

June 11th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration
With lab delivered, shuttle leaves space station (AP)

In this image from NASA TV shuttle commander Mark Kelly shakes hands with space station commander Sergei Volkou before departing the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. The shuttle will undock from the station on Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery pulled away from the international space station on Wednesday, ending a nine-day visit highlighted by the installation of a new Japanese lab. The shuttle and its crew of seven, including a Japanese astronaut, are due back on Earth on Saturday.

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