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Houston TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2007 The seven-member crew of STS-120 on board Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for Thursday's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station. The STS-120 crew members completed Wednesday's scheduled inspections of Space Shuttle Discovery's heat shield before noon EDT. They used Discovery's robotic arm and an attached boom extension to check the spacecraft's underside, nose cap and leading edges of the wings as well as hard to reach shuttle surfaces. The inspections are performed to check if any damage occurred to the heat shield during the climb to orbit that began when Discovery lifted off Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Over the next few days, engineers and flight controllers will analyze the data collected by the STS-120 crew. Throughout the day, the crew prepared for Thursday's arrival at the International Space Station. The day's activities included the extension of the shuttle's docking ring and the check out of tools they will use to rendezvous and link up with the station. Docking is scheduled to occur at 8:33 a.m. Thursday. Earlier Wednesday, the STS-120 crew checked out spacesuits to be used during the mission's five scheduled spacewalks at the space station. One of the major objectives of the spacewalks is the temporary installation of the station's newest component, the Node 2 module, also known as Harmony. In addition, the crew will relocate the station's P6 truss and solar arrays. STS-120 is also delivering a new crew member to the station. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Shuttle at NASA Watch NASA TV via Space.TV Space Shuttle News at Space-Travel.Com
Discovery astronauts inspect shuttle wings, nose for damage
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Shuttle Discovery astronauts checked the orbiter's wings and nose for damage on Wednesday using lasers and a camera atop its robotic arm, a day ahead of its rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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