STS-82 Flight Day 02 Highlights

Abstract

On the second day of the STS-82 mission, the crew Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, Payload Commander Mark C. Lee, and Mission Specialists Gregory J. Harbaugh, Steven L. Smith, Joseph R. Tanner, and Steven A. Hawley survey the payload bay with the Shuttle's 50-foot remote manipulator system (RMS). Hawley puts the arm through its paces to verify it's ability to capture the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). To prepare for the up coming spacewalks, the astronauts assemble on the middeck to checkout tools they will use while servicing the telescope.