3 : 2 0 ▁G MT , ▁the ▁crew ▁began ▁config uring ▁Atl ant is ▁for ▁on - or bit ▁operations . ▁The ▁Ku - band ▁anten na ▁was ▁deployed ▁and ▁the ▁self - test ▁was ▁completed ▁with ▁satisf actory ▁results . ▁C AP COM ▁astr onaut ▁Barry ▁Wil more ▁radio ed ▁the ▁crew ▁from ▁mission ▁control ▁in ▁Houston , ▁reporting ▁that ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁analysis ▁found ▁no ▁signs ▁of ▁any ▁significant ▁de br is ▁or ▁impact ▁damage ▁during ▁the ▁as cent . ▁Commander ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁Pil ot ▁Hur ley ▁also ▁power ed ▁up ▁the ▁Sh utt le ' s ▁Rob otic ▁Arm ▁and ▁checked ▁its ▁functions ▁ahead ▁of ▁next ▁day ' s ▁planned ▁thermal ▁protection ▁survey . ▁▁▁ 9 ▁July ▁( F light ▁Day ▁ 2 ▁– ▁T PS ▁survey ) ▁▁ ▁A ▁crowd ▁at ▁NASA ' s ▁Marshall ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center ▁gre et ed ▁the ▁crew ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁" good ▁morning " ▁call . ▁" Good ▁morning ▁Atl ant is , ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center ▁hopes ▁you ▁enjoyed ▁your ▁ride ▁to ▁orbit ." ▁ ▁We ▁wish ▁you ▁a ▁successful ▁mission ▁and ▁a ▁safe ▁return ▁home ," ▁the ▁workers ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁recorded ▁video ▁message . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁to ▁inspect ▁Atl ant iss ▁thermal ▁protection ▁system , ▁using ▁the ▁sh utt le ' s ▁robot ic ▁arm ▁and ▁the ▁Or b iter ▁Bo om ▁S ensor ▁System ▁( OB SS ) ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁any ▁signs ▁of ▁launch