Today’s wake up music was “Amazing Grace” from the 1995 movie “Braveheart,” performed by Eric Rigler on bagpipes. It was played at 1:28 a.m. EST for space shuttle Atlantis Pilot Barry E. Wilmore.
Atlantis’ crew will briskly work through the timeline to prepare for its 4:53 a.m. undocking from the International Space Station. Wilmore will fly Atlantis around the station to help acquire imagery of the complex for ground experts to analyze. Later in the day the crew will conduct a survey of Atlantis’ heat shield to ensure its integrity for Friday’s deorbit, entry and landing. Two news conferences are scheduled to discuss the mission and review the landing strategy, based on current weather predictions at the prime Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility.