STS-118 MCC Status Report 02

8 a.m. CDT, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007

STS-118 MCC Status Report #02

The crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour was awakened for its first full day
in orbit at 7:37 a.m. CDT for a day that will see the spacecraft continue
its pursuit of the International Space Station.

Endeavour's crew, Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, Mission
Specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, Dave Williams of the Canadian
Space Agency, Barbara Morgan and Alvin Drew, was awakened by "Where My Heart
Will Take Me," performed by Russell Watson. It was played for Mastracchio.

Hobaugh, Caldwell and Mastracchio will use the shuttle's robotic arm to
unberth the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) to take an extensive and
detailed look at the orbiter's thermal protection system. Williams and
Morgan join Mastracchio for the latter part of the survey. The grapple and
unberth of the OBSS is scheduled for about 10:20 a.m. After the survey, it
is to be reberthed at about 4:30 p.m.

Other activities include preparation for Endeavour's rendezvous and docking
with the space station. Crew members will install a centerline camera. It
will help Kelly pilot the orbiter during its slow, careful approach to the
station docking port. Crew members also will check out rendezvous tools and
extend the Orbiter Docking System ring.

Endeavour is scheduled to dock at 12:53 p.m. Friday. It brings to the
station the 4,000-pound Starboard 5 truss segment, a replacement for a
Control Moment Gyroscope and a 6,900-pound External Stowage Platform, to
stow replacement parts outside the station. Three spacewalks are scheduled,
and a fourth could be done if the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System
functions as expected, allowing Endeavour to extend its stay at the station.

The next status report will be issued Thursday afternoon or earlier if
events warrant.

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Jacques :-)

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