STS-132 Crew Completes Inspection And Prepare For Landing

A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space are featured in this image photographed by an STS-132 crew member on the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Atlantis. Credit: NASA

by Staff Writers
Houston TX (SPX) May 25, 2010
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.

Crew Checks Out Shuttle's Thermal Protection System
The shuttle crew performed a final inspection of Atlantis' heat shield.

Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman and Piers Sellers worked on the inspection activities. They used the shuttle robotic arm and the 50-foot-long orbiter boom and its cameras to scan Atlantis' nose and wings.

The crew of six is also packing up spacesuits and having some time off.

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Washington (AFP) May 21, 2010
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