" ▁played ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 2 9 ▁UTC . ▁According ▁to ▁C AP COM ▁Sh anon ▁Luc id , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁entire ▁crew , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁all ▁" the ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁who ▁put ▁their ▁heart ▁and ▁soul ▁into ▁the ▁sh utt le ▁program ▁for ▁all ▁these ▁years ". ▁ ▁The ▁weather ▁out look ▁for ▁the ▁landing ▁was ▁prom ising , ▁with ▁ ▁visibility ▁and ▁ ▁cross w inds . ▁Fl ight ▁controllers ▁decided ▁against ▁delay ing ▁the ▁landing ▁until ▁day light , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁excellent ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁The ▁crew ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁" go " ▁to ▁start ▁" fl uid ▁loading ", ▁which ▁involved ▁drink ing ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁liqu ids ▁and ▁salt ▁table ts . ▁The ▁protocol ▁ass ists ▁the ▁incoming ▁astr onaut s ▁from ▁space ▁with ▁weight less ness ▁conditions ▁to ▁re - ada pt ▁to ▁Earth ' s ▁gravity . ▁ ▁The ▁de - or bit ▁burn ▁occurred ▁at ▁ 4 : 4 9 : 0 4   a . m . ▁ED T ▁for ▁three ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁seconds ▁to ▁dec eler ate ▁the ▁craft ▁over ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁near ▁north western ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur , ▁Malays ia . ▁The ▁sh utt le ▁was ▁re - orient ed ▁into ▁forward , ▁right - side - up ▁free - fl ight . ▁The ▁Sh utt le ▁crew ▁continued ▁its ▁descent ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁atmosphere ▁around ▁ 5 : 2 5