This morning the crew of the Shuttle Atlantis woke in space to the dulcet sounds of US band 3 Doors Down performing ‘Kryptonite’. Having recovered from that, they had to get on with the day’s tasks of checking the shuttle’s heat shield for damage sustained during yesterday’s launch and getting ready for tomorrow’s rendezvous with the Hubble telescope.

This photo shows the shuttle’s launch reflected in the glasses of NASA Acting Administrator Christopher Scolese (see detail).

For more on the work that this mission will be doing on the super-scope check out NASA’s interactive Hubble repair feature.

See also

Previous Great Beyond posts on this mission.

Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls