- 2 . ▁The ▁transfer ▁took ▁about ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes , ▁by pass ing ▁an ▁expected ▁period ▁of ▁loss ▁of ▁signal ▁by ▁util izing ▁communic ations ▁at ▁White ▁S ands , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁After ▁activ ating ▁G PC - 2 ▁and ▁with ▁Atl ant is ▁in ▁good ▁shape , ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁other ▁crew ▁members ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁sleep . ▁" You ▁all ▁have ▁done ▁an ▁absolutely ▁fab ul ous ▁job . ▁We ▁have ▁pol led ▁the ▁room , ▁everyone ▁is ▁ready ▁for ▁you ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁sleep ," ▁radio ed ▁C AP COM ▁Sh annon ▁Luc id ▁from ▁Mission ▁Control . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁extra ▁time ▁spent ▁on ▁fixing ▁the ▁G PC - 4 ▁issue , ▁Mission ▁Control ▁extended ▁the ▁crew ▁sleep ▁period ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes . ▁Although ▁no ▁root ▁cause ▁was ▁immediately ▁identified , ▁ground ▁controllers ▁immediately ▁ruled ▁out ▁any ▁connection ▁between ▁G PC - 4 ▁mal function ▁and ▁the ▁problem ▁suffered ▁by ▁G PC - 3 ▁ahead ▁of ▁dock ing . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁( F light ▁Day ▁ 8 ▁– ▁C argo ▁trans fers ) ▁ ▁The ▁crew ▁aw ak ened ▁at ▁ 4 : 5 9 ▁UTC ▁to ▁a ▁special ▁message ▁and ▁a ▁song ▁from ▁Sir ▁Paul ▁McC art ney . ▁The ▁w ake ▁up ▁call ▁was ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁later ▁than ▁Atl ant iss ▁crew ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁time ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁sleep ▁they ▁lost ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the