▁damage . ▁To ▁do ▁so , ▁Commander ▁Fer g us on , ▁Pil ot ▁Hur ley ▁and ▁Mission ▁Special ist ▁Magn us ▁used ▁the ▁sh utt le ' s ▁robot ic ▁arm ▁and ▁the ▁O B SS ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁close ▁up ▁look ▁at ▁rein for ced ▁carbon – car bon ▁wing ▁leading ▁edges ▁and ▁the ▁nose ▁cap ▁of ▁the ▁sh utt le . ▁The ▁robot ic ▁arm ▁gra pp led ▁the ▁O B SS ▁at ▁ 6 : 5 8   a . m . ▁ED T . ▁After ▁raising ▁out ▁the ▁arm - bo om ▁assembly , ▁the ▁crew ▁activ ated ▁the ▁camera ▁and ▁las er ▁sensor ▁package ▁on ▁the ▁bo om ▁to ▁first ▁scan ▁the ▁star board ▁wing . ▁The ▁nose ▁cap ▁was ▁survey ed ▁next ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁port ▁wing . ▁The ▁gathered ▁visual ▁and ▁electronic ▁data ▁were ▁down link ed ▁during ▁numerous ▁Ku ▁band ▁communication ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁With ▁imag ery ▁on ▁their ▁hand , ▁exper ts ▁began ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁data . ▁The ▁heat ▁shield ▁survey ▁started ▁around ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 ▁UTC , ▁was ▁wrapped ▁about ▁five ▁hours ▁later . ▁In ▁his ▁NASA ▁TV ▁comment ary , ▁NASA ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁Officer , ▁Rob ▁Nav ias , ▁said ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁crew ▁worked ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule ▁opt ing ▁to ▁take ▁me als ▁while ▁working . ▁The ▁crew ▁received ▁high ▁pra ise ▁for ▁their ▁efficient ▁work ▁from ▁the ▁Mission ▁Control ▁Houston ▁including ▁C AP COM ▁astr onaut ▁Stephen ▁Robinson