Discovery Undocks After Productive ISS Stay
After using its primary reaction control system (RCS) thrusters to turn the International Space Station (ISS) around, the space shuttle Discovery undocked from the orbiting laboratory Sept. 8 to begin the trip back to Earth. Undocking came on time at 3:26 p.m. EDT, and was followed by the now...
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