Stock Photo - Astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (left), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; Thomas Reiter (top), flight engineer representing the European Space Agency (ESA); and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, wave to the camera as the Expedition 13 crewmembers (out of frame) and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari (out of frame) prepare to depart from the International Space Station to return to Earth. The hatches between the station and the departing Soyuz TMA-8 were closed at 1:45 p.m. (CDT) and undocking occurred at 4:53 p.m. (CDT).

Stock Photo: Astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (left), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; Thomas Reiter (top).

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