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After a successful mission to outfit the new US laboratory Destiny, and the ISS crew transfer the space shuttle Discovery undocks to return to Earth bringing home with them the Expedition One crew who have spent 4 months on board the ISS.
This NASA downlink, taken on 19 March 2001, contains a 5 minute crew activity report and a longer edit of flight day 12 highlights which include the command transfer ceremony and the undocking and ISS flyaround of the space shuttle Discovery.
00:03:42:14 Crew Activity Report on flight day 12 of STS-102
00:08:57:19 Flight day 12 highlights of STS-102