Discovery's astronauts will depart the International Space Station today, winding down their 13-day mission.
With shuttle pilot Tony Antonelli at the controls, Discovery will undock at 3:53 p.m. to begin its trip home. Discovery is due to land back at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday.
This morning's wake-up call was for Antonelli, who has a big day ahead of him. The song: "Dirty Water" by the Standells.
"We're ready to get to work," Antonelli said.
Here are some highlights from today's schedule:
10:53 a.m.: Rendezvous tool checkout.
12:53 p.m.: Farewell and hatch closure.
1:38 p.m.: Hatch leak check.
3:53 p.m.: Discovery undocks from station.
4:18 p.m.: Discovery flyaround of station begins.
5:37 p.m.: Shuttle executes final separation burn from station.
6 p.m.: Mission Status Briefing.
7:43 p.m.: Crew choice video downlink opportunity.
10:13 p.m.: Discovery crew sleep.
After undocking today, Discovery will zoom off on a looping flyaround that will yield the first photos of the space station with all four of its American solar wings unfurled. That should get started around 4:22 p.m.
Watch it live here on the Flame Trench by clicking on the NASA TV image on the right side of the page. And check back frequently for updates throughout the day.
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