Shuttle Discovery has undocked from ISS, and the crew is preparing to return home. Landing is scheduled for Thursday evening in Florida.
A final inspection of the orbiter's heat tiles apparently showed no reason for concern. Such inspections, emphasized after the loss of Columbia, now look not only for damage done during launch, but also for damage done during flight by bits of space debris or by micrometeors.
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