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On the eve of their planned landing today, scheduled to take place at 10:48 am EDT (1448 GMT) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, space shuttle Endeavor astronauts deployed yesterday a number of small satellites into orbit. The two sets of observatories were jettisoned from the craft's cargo bay, and their goal is to demonstrate a new technology, and to survey the planet's atmosphere from a low orbit. At the same time, the astronauts received word from Mission Control that their shuttle was fit for reentry, and began to prepare for the complex procedures that would follow. “Well thank you Houston, that's good news. We're looking forward to trying to come back tomorrow,†Endeavor Commander Mark Polansky replied, upon hearing the good news. The seven astronauts were a bit worried about the state of the craft's heat shield, which was hit by excessively high amounts of insulating foam when the shuttle took off from the KSC, on July 15th. Howeve!
r, the first inspection, which was carried out on the same day, revealed no sings of concerns. Pictures taken by ISS astronauts as Endeavor was maneuvering to dock also showed no damage, and a final inspection, carried out yesterday, convinced mission controllers that the dents in the shield posed no threat to the crew and the ship.
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