On Monday, December 2, the Shuttle Endeavour, and ISS, had undocked and separated that afternoon. |
Inside the capsule, they donned bulky spacesuits and ensured the Soyuz was airtight before it undocked from the station. |
The capsule undocked moments ago from the international space station, where Lou has spent the last six months. |
The Interceptor undocked from the massive sister ray and began the long haul back to the hidden station. |
The Soyuz capsule successfully undocked from the International Space Station at 4.31 am Moscow time, and started the descent process. |
Sharipov undocked the spacecraft manually as a precautionary measure to conserve energy. |