With the journey approaching its end, the Space shuttle Atlantis completed its 120 million-mile mark and the astronauts are getting ready for a safe landing on Wednesday.

The final inspection for the complete safety of the space shuttle and the astronauts as well was conducted through a laborious survey conducted on Monday. The wings and the nose of the shuttle were scanned by the repaired instrument to see if there is any possible damage.

On Sunday, for the last time, Atlantis undocked from the space station. It left behind a new 20-foot compartment that was full with supplies and six new batteries.

The program will end in a few months several months. It is known that Atlantis has no more missions piled for further experiments.

The astronauts were addressed by the Lead flight Director Mike Sarafin via radio. Mike said that they were overjoyed with their work over the past one and a half week.

He added that the by the time Atlantis reaches Kennedy Space Center, its odometer will have touch the mark of 120 million miles.

Shuttle Commander Kenneth Ham said that when "Atlantis at its launch had logged 115.7 million miles in a quarter-century of flight and that with its landing, it will add 4.8 million miles with 186 orbits of Earth.

It is expected that the Atlantis will land early Wednesday i. e., eight hours prior to the scheduled 8:48 a. m. arrival.