S119-E-008167 (25 March 2009) --- NASA astronaut Michael Fincke (left), Expedition 18 commander; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut (JAXA) Koichi Wakata and cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, both flight engineers, prepare to close the hatch in the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2) as they bid farewell to the STS-119 crewmembers prior to Space Shuttle Discovery undocking from the International Space Station.
Date March 25, 2009