The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 6:15 p.m. EST to the song “Give Me Your Eyes” by Brandon Heath, played for Terry Virts in honor of his first spaceflight.
Today, astronauts will focus on using the robotic arm and its Orbital Boom Sensor System extension to check the reinforced thermal protection on the leading edges of Endeavour’s wings and nose cap for any damage that may have occurred on launch.
The crew also will prepare for rendezvous and docking and check out the spacesuits Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken will wear for three spacewalks, devoted largely to installation of Tranquility and the outfitting of the new module, the cupola and a docking port that will be relocated during docked operations.