Right after landing, a funky looking white bus called the CTV, or crew transfer vehicle, pulled up to Endeavour's hatch and began the task of unloading the crew. Zambo and Terry remained in the shuttle to shut down her systems while the mission specialists unloaded first. Terry said that he felt great until the astronaut support personnel told him to go ahead and climb out of his seat and he realized that his leg felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. Once out of Endeavour and in the CTV, the crew members began to strip down out of the orange flight suits and put on their trusty blue suits. Doctors were on hand to give them a quick checkup, they ate a little fresh fruit, which Terry said smelled and tasted delicious and then they stepped out the back door for the walk around. Lots of folks were on hand to shake their hands and welcome them home, and then the 130 crew got a few minutes to walk around and under their vehicle. I noticed that they all looked a bit unsteady on their land legs but that is very typical. All six were well enough to walk under Endeavour and then give a quick postflight briefing. What a thrill it was to see them walk off their spacecraft just over an hour after they had been in space.
No comments:
Post a Comment