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04:55 PM, 3/11/08, Update: Astronauts awakened for heat shield checkout; docking preps
The Endeavour astronauts were awakened today at 4:29 p.m. to begin their first full day in space. Heat shield inspections are planned, along with spacesuit check outs, rendezvous preps and a pair of rocket firings to fine tune the shuttle's approach to the international space station. At crew wakeup, the shuttle was about 1,000 miles behind the lab complex, on course for docking Wednesday night.
Engineers on the ground, meanwhile, are analyzing launch imagery to identify any possible ascent debris strikes from falling external tank foam insulation or other sources. Just before the crew went to bed earlier today, flight controllers reported a possible debris impact event about 10 seconds after launch. Another possible debris event was noted at 83 seconds into flight but no impact was observed.
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So far, they've done a little post-launch inspection and a little prep for docking, and will continue similar for the workday.
Coming up (times EDT and mission elapsed day..hour..minute):
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Tue 09:08 PM...00...18...40...OBSS starboard wing survey
Tue 10:28 PM...00...20...00...Crew meal
Tue 11:03 PM...00...20...35...OBSS nose cap survey
Tue 11:28 PM...00...21...00...Spacewalk equipment prepped for transfer to station
03/12/08
Wed 12:53 AM...00...22...25...OBSS port wing survey
Wed 12:58 AM...00...22...30...Logistics transfer preps
Wed 02:00 AM...00...23...32...Mission status briefing on NASA TV
Wed 02:28 AM...01...00...00...OMS rocket pod survey
Wed 02:28 AM...01...00...00...Centerline camera setup in docking system
Wed 02:53 AM...01...00...25...SRMS berths OBSS
Wed 02:58 AM...01...00...30...Orbiter docking system ring extension
Wed 03:13 AM...01...00...45...Laser data downlink
Wed 03:38 AM...01...01...10...Rendezvous tools checkout
Wed 04:58 AM...01...02...30...NC-3 rendezvous rocket firing
Wed 08:03 AM...01...05...35...Crew sleep begins
Wed 09:00 AM...01...06...32...Daily video highlights reel on NASA TV
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(In some woo-wooish minds, of course, NASA and the crew of Endeavour are actually using this time to visit secret invisible space stations. Pity them.
Google "secret space stations".)