On the way, the astronauts are supposed to re-examine the shuttle's heat shield to see if it has suffered any damage during the journey so far
Today, Monday at 08:37 EST (15:37 Israel time) the Space Shuttle Discovery fired its engines and parted ways with the International Space Station for the last time.
Starting the engines also put it on course to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday at 11:58 local time - 18:58 Israel time.
Space center forecasters say conditions for Wednesday's landing will be excellent.
On the way, the astronauts are supposed to re-examine the shuttle's heat shield to see if it has suffered any damage during the journey so far.
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A beautiful man-made machine. After 20 years she navigates her way to the starting point of NA for the last time. There you will shut down the engines, release the brakes, lower the nose a little and glide into the atmosphere for the last time. What a beautiful, interesting and respectable way for Discovery and all the staff around it.