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So far, so good.
They're coming up on the end of their 7-hour inspection of the outside of the shuttle, using a new boom extension on the shuttle's robotic arm. Apparently, this process is also a risk to the shuttle, because they're afraid they might bump the tiles with the arm or the camera. Flight Director Paul Hill is the one operating the boom. "If we make contact with the orbiter while we're doing this, I'm looking for another job," Hill said in the months leading up to the 12-day mission, according to space.com.
Mission specialist Andrew Thomas has led the inspection operation, with assistance from pilot James Kelly and mission specialist Charles Camarda. The boom is slated to be returned to its berth by about 11:00 a.m. EDT, though a glitch with its pan-tilt unit has delayed the schedule slightly.
They're coming up on the end of their 7-hour inspection of the outside of the shuttle, using a new boom extension on the shuttle's robotic arm. Apparently, this process is also a risk to the shuttle, because they're afraid they might bump the tiles with the arm or the camera. Flight Director Paul Hill is the one operating the boom. "If we make contact with the orbiter while we're doing this, I'm looking for another job," Hill said in the months leading up to the 12-day mission, according to space.com.
Mission specialist Andrew Thomas has led the inspection operation, with assistance from pilot James Kelly and mission specialist Charles Camarda. The boom is slated to be returned to its berth by about 11:00 a.m. EDT, though a glitch with its pan-tilt unit has delayed the schedule slightly.
