At 4:19 p.m. EDT, hatches closed between the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-87M. Expedition 36 crew members Chris Cassidy, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin, pictured here from left to right, are preparing to undock at 7:38 p.m. EDT. NASA Television will air live coverage of undocking beginning at 7:15 p.m.
The deorbit burn is targeted for 10:05 p.m. and will lead to a landing at 10:58 p.m. southeast of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. NASA TV coverage of deorbit and landing begins at 9:45 p.m.
Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
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