As the worlds only Superpower we make space travel today second page news; unless of course it’s a story about kidnappings and love triangles. So in case you missed it today in the NEWS, we finally got the space program back on track with a successful mission with its launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Though there was a minor glitch, it appears all is well.
During its first full day in orbit, the STS-117 crew will inspect Space Shuttle Atlantis’ heat shield and prepare for Sunday’s arrival at the International Space Station.
Crew members will use Atlantis’ robotic arm and an orbiter boom extension to check out the spacecraft’s underside, nose cap and leading edges of the wings. The inspections are conducted to see if any damage occurred to the heat shield during the climb to orbit that began when Atlantis lifted off at 7:38 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
