▁pleasure ▁and ▁an ▁honor " ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁mission . ▁" We ▁are ▁proud ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁a ▁count less ▁line ▁of ▁mission ▁control ▁teams ▁who ▁have ▁watched ▁while ▁sh utt les ▁visited ▁the ▁I SS . ▁The ▁I SS ▁wouldn ' t ▁be ▁here ▁without ▁the ▁sh utt le ," ▁noted ▁T ani . ▁" It ' s ▁been ▁an ▁incred ible ▁ride . ▁On ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁of ▁us , ▁we ' re ▁really ▁appreci ative ▁we ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁you ▁on ▁this ▁p iv otal ▁mission ," ▁replied ▁Fer g us on . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁half - loop , ▁Atl ant is ▁did ▁two ▁T I ▁separation ▁burn s , ▁the ▁second ▁at ▁ 8 : 1 8 ▁UTC ▁to ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁space ▁station . ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁m idd ay ▁me al , ▁Fer g us on , ▁Hur ley ▁and ▁Mission ▁Special ist ▁Sand ra ▁Magn us ▁did ▁the ▁late ▁survey ▁of ▁Atl ant iss ▁heat ▁shield , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁rein for ced ▁carbon ▁carbon ▁( R CC ) ▁of ▁the ▁wing ▁leading ▁edges ▁and ▁the ▁nose ▁cap . ▁They ▁used ▁the ▁sh utt le ' s ▁R MS ▁and ▁its ▁ ▁O B SS ▁to ▁look ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁star board ▁wing , ▁then ▁the ▁nose ▁cap ▁and ▁finally ▁the ▁port ▁wing . ▁The ▁crew ▁completed ▁the ▁ins pe ctions ▁at ▁ 2 : 3 0 ▁UTC . ▁Magn