Atlantis’ crew woke at 12:50 a.m. EDT, to "These are the Days” by 10,000 Maniacs. It was played for Pilot Tony Antonelli, who will control Atlantis as it flies around the International Space Station after undocking. Earlier in the mission, he choreographed the activities and coordinated communications between the spacewalkers and Mission Control in Houston during the mission’s three spacewalks.
At 6:25 a.m., all 12 crew members aboard Atlantis and the space station will hold a news conference with media representatives. Reporters will ask questions in person from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A portion of the news conference will be set aside for Japanese reporters. It will air on NASA TV and on the web at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.