Endeavour’s Thermal Protection System Cleared

Mission managers met this afternoon to discuss the data collected from late inspection of the shuttle’s Thermal Protection System (TPS). After reviewing the imagery obtained, managers cleared the TPS of any issues and gave a “go” for Endeavour and its crew to return to Earth.

Friday’s Mission Management Team briefing has been canceled.

Shuttle Endeavour’s first landing opportunity at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is at 2:35 a.m. EDT on June 1.