Crew Completes Inspection, Prepares for Landing

Atlantis astronauts stowed spacesuits, wrapped up the standard late inspection of the shuttle’s thermal protection system ahead of schedule and enjoyed some time off Monday. Spacewalkers Mike Good and Steve Bowen finished working with the spacesuits and put them away while the survey was being done. After the survey, the boom and the arm were stowed on opposite sides of the cargo bay sill, their work done for the mission.

Tuesday, crew members will stow items in the cabin and check out Atlantis’ reaction control system and its flight control surfaces. Landing at Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 8:48 a.m. EDT Wednesday.