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Endeavour crew to check thermal protection
by yaska77 Today the crew of Endeavour STS-134 will perform the standard scan of the space shuttle’s thermal protection system, using the Orbiter Boom Sensor System attached to the end of Endeavour’s...
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NASA to assess Endeavour tile damage
by yaska77 NASA has confirmed that high resolution photos taken during Endeavour’s “back-flip” on approach to docking with the ISS yesterday have shown areas where heat shield tiles appear to have been...
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Endeavour crew complete focused heat shield inspection
by yaska77 At 04:30 ET (08:30 GMT/09:30 BST) Endeavour’s crew finished a focused inspection of the shuttle’s heat shield, after thermal tile damage was spotted when the orbiter performed it’s...
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NASA clears Endeavour heat shield for re-entry – Watch EVA 2 Live
by yaska77 During todays Mission Management Meeting (MMT) NASA confirmed all damaged tiles had been cleared as safe for re-entry. Data provided by an earlier focused inspection (which included laser...
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