▁ ▁After ▁und ock ing , ▁Atl ant is ▁moved ▁away , ▁to ▁a ▁station ▁keeping ▁point ▁about ▁ ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁I SS . ▁Before ▁beginning ▁a ▁final ▁half - lap ▁unique ▁fly , ▁pilot ▁Doug ▁Hur ley ▁paused ▁the ▁sh utt le ▁by ▁firing ▁thrust ers ▁for ▁a ▁moment ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁space ▁station ▁changed ▁its ▁orientation ▁by ▁rot ating ▁ 9 0 ▁degrees ▁to ▁the ▁right . ▁That ▁gave ▁the ▁Atl ant is ▁crew ▁a ▁good ▁opportunity ▁to ▁take ▁still ▁camera ▁photograph s ▁and ▁shoot ▁video ▁of ▁station ▁areas ▁not ▁normally ▁documented ▁in ▁previous ▁sh utt le ▁fly - ar ounds . ▁The ▁images ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁help ▁exper ts ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁to ▁get ▁additional ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁station ' s ▁conditions . ▁The ▁half - lap ▁fly ▁around ▁which ▁began ▁around ▁ 7 : 3 0 ▁UTC ▁was ▁completed ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁later . ▁ ▁Teams ▁in ▁both ▁sh utt le ▁and ▁station ▁flight ▁control ▁rooms ▁in ▁Houston ▁were ▁working ▁their ▁last ▁sh utt le ▁shift . ▁Commander ▁Fer g us on ▁thank ed ▁the ▁Or bit ▁ 1 ▁team ▁of ▁sh utt le ▁flight ▁controllers ▁head ed ▁by ▁Fl ight ▁Director ▁K w at si ▁Ali bar u ho . ▁He ▁ur ged ▁them ▁to ▁pause ▁a ▁moment ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁out ▁and ▁" make ▁a ▁memory ." ▁From ▁the ▁station ▁flight ▁control ▁room , ▁C AP COM ▁Daniel ▁T ani , ▁told ▁Fer g us on ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁" a