1 00:00:05,910 --> 00:00:03,990 this is mission control houston at a 2 00:00:08,230 --> 00:00:05,920 mission elapsed time of eight days 22 3 00:00:10,150 --> 00:00:08,240 hours and 16 minutes 4 00:00:12,629 --> 00:00:10,160 space shuttle atlantis 5 00:00:15,270 --> 00:00:12,639 and international space station 6 00:00:17,510 --> 00:00:15,280 flying formation above the earth at 220 7 00:00:19,910 --> 00:00:17,520 miles for the final time 8 00:00:21,670 --> 00:00:19,920 the separation burn is now in progress 9 00:01:15,429 --> 00:00:21,680 to carry atlantis away from the space 10 00:01:23,109 --> 00:01:18,789 atlanta's now 676 feet 11 00:01:28,310 --> 00:01:24,950 the rate is about to two-tenths of a 12 00:01:30,310 --> 00:01:28,320 foot per second that's going to increase 13 00:01:32,710 --> 00:01:30,320 atlantis beginning to widen the gap 14 00:01:34,390 --> 00:01:32,720 between itself and the space station 15 00:01:36,469 --> 00:01:34,400 atlanta houston on two 16 00:01:47,270 --> 00:01:36,479 good step one burn and words on the nav 17 00:01:51,749 --> 00:01:49,030 the nav edits coming from some noise on 18 00:01:55,990 --> 00:01:51,759 the radar angles uh you can do a spec 33 19 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:27,830 okay 20 00:02:31,750 --> 00:02:29,670 the sunlight they're fading on the 21 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:31,760 international space station and atlantis 22 00:02:34,309 --> 00:02:33,280 both crews getting their final looks at 23 00:02:36,470 --> 00:02:34,319 one another 24 00:02:38,630 --> 00:02:36,480 atlantis has completed this sep 1 burn 25 00:02:40,790 --> 00:02:38,640 as it is called this is the first 26 00:02:42,309 --> 00:02:40,800 of the two separation maneuvers that the 27 00:02:43,910 --> 00:02:42,319 shuttle will perform 28 00:02:46,790 --> 00:02:43,920 to take it away from the international 29 00:02:48,470 --> 00:02:46,800 space station the return journey back to 30 00:02:50,229 --> 00:02:48,480 earth for atlantis has now begun in 31 00:02:52,630 --> 00:02:50,239 earnest 32 00:02:56,309 --> 00:02:52,640 landing still scheduled for wednesday at