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1. STS-135 MCC Status Report #02
2. STS-135 MCC Status Report #03

Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 03:07:12 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-135 MCC Status Report #02

STS-135 Report #02 Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 3:30 a m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � The final shuttle crew began their first full day in space with a chorus of well wishes from some of the many people who helped put them there

�Good morning, Atlantis!� NASA employees said in a message recorded before launch �The Marshall Space Flight Center hopes you enjoyed your ride to orbit We wish you a successful mission and a safe return home �

Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Huntsville, Ala , is responsible for the space shuttle�s propulsion system � the shuttle�s three main engines, the twin solid rocket boosters and the external tank

The message was preceded by the mission�s first wake up song, Coldplay�s �Viva la Vida,� which was played for Pilot Doug Hurley The wakeup call came at 2:59 a m

With that encouragement, space shuttle Atlantis� crew � Hurley, Commander Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim � got to work on their flight day two activities The main objective of the day will be to get a closer look at the shuttle�s heat shield to verify that it didn�t sustain any damage during Atlantis� climb into orbit

To do so, Ferguson, Hurley and Magnus will use the space shuttle�s robotic arm and 50-foot long boom to get a close up look at the shuttle�s wing leading edges and nose cap A suite of cameras on the end of the boom will capture images of the reinforced carbon carbon that protects the shuttle from the hottest temperatures it experiences Imagery experts on the ground will comb through the data to make sure that the heat shield is still in good shape

The survey is scheduled to start at 7:19 a m , and wrap up about six hours later

Later in the day, Walheim will work with Hurley to check out the tools that will be used during Atlantis� rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station on Sunday Meanwhile, Ferguson and Magnus will install a camera in the window of the shuttle�s hatch for a view that will help them align Atlantis with the space station

The next shuttle status report will be issued at the end of the crew�s day or earlier if warranted The crew is scheduled to go to sleep just before 6:30 p m

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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:32:17 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-135 MCC Status Report #03

STS-135 Report #03 4 p m CDT Saturday, July 9, 2011 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � Atlantis astronauts inspected the orbiter�s thermal protection system with its robotic arm and attached 50-foot boom Saturday They also prepared rendezvous tools for arrival at the International Space Station

Docking with the orbiting laboratory is scheduled for a little after 10 a m CDT Sunday

Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus spent much of their day gathering visual and electronic data on the reinforced carbon carbon of the wings� leading edges and the nose cap Experts on the ground will review the data to ensure they have not been damaged

No obvious issues were reported If analysis reveals any indication of damage the crew could be asked to conduct a focused inspection of any suspect area

While the inspection was under way, the fourth crew member, Mission Specialist Rex Walheim, spent much of his afternoon on Atlantis� middeck He worked to prepare items carried into orbit there for transfer to the space station

In addition to the middeck cargo, Atlantis is bringing to the station the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module, packed with supplies and equipment for the station Raffaello is to be unberthed from the cargo bay and installed on the station�s Harmony node early Monday After unloading, it will be packed with station discards and other items, and put back in the cargo bay for return to Earth

After the heat shield survey and the work with the middeck cargo, all four crew members worked to prepare for rendezvous and docking with the station Hurley and Walheim checked out rendezvous tools while Ferguson and Magnus installed the centerline camera and extended the orbiter docking system ring

The next status report will be issued after crew wakeup or earlier if warranted

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 9 Jul 2011 to 10 Jul 2011 (#2011-82)

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