A second day in space arrived at 6:14 pm EST on Monday with the sending of the wake-up call. Today's wake-up call was "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath (one wonders why so many astronauts are devout Christians, not there's nothing wrong with that), played for pilot Terry Virts. Virts happens to be the lone rookie of this flight and today will add experience.
The majority of the day was spent performing a very needed task: inspection of the heat shield. Using the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS, attached to the shuttle's robotic arm, the crew went inch by inch over the heat shield tiles that cover the bottom and wing edges. The reason for this is obvious once one remembers what happened to shuttle Columbia seven years ago.
Also, the two spacewalkers for the mission, Nick Patrick and Robert Benhken, checked out their space suits they'll be using during their three planned spacewalks to install Node 3 Tranquility to the station. They also prepared the spacewalk equipment and readied supplies for transfer to the ISS.
The crew concluded the day by going over the tools needed to dock with the ISS on Day 3. The two spacewalkers also installed a centerline camera and extended the shuttle's docking ring, so it may dock with the station when it arrives. The crew then went to bed at 9:14 am EST and are scheduled for wake-up at 5:14 pm EST. Until the next posting, see ya later!
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