Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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At 3:11 p.m. CST on March 6, 2011, hatches were closed between space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. The hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 3:16 p.m. on February 26 and remained open for joint STS-133/Expedition 26 crew operations for a total of 7 days, 23 hours, and 55 minutes.
Prior to hatch closure, the shuttle and station crews exchanged farewells.
Video credit: NASA TV
Presented by collectSPACE.com -- The Source for Space History and Artifacts.
At 3:11 p.m. CST on March 6, 2011, hatches were closed between space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. The hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 3:16 p.m. on February 26 and remained open for joint STS-133/Expedition 26 crew operations for a total of 7 days, 23 hours, and 55 minutes.
Prior to hatch closure, the shuttle and station crews exchanged farewells.
Video credit: NASA TV






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