“No rest for the weightless” on Space Shuttle Endeavour

After conducting high–tech 3-D scans of the 32,000 heat tiles on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, officials now seem far more optimistic about the condition of the shuttle and the safety of the crew. The shuttle crew has a 68–day food supply on board and the space station now is generating so much solar power that the astronauts easily could stay in space if it became necessary to send a rescue shuttle in October. The news has reassured family members, including Clay Morgan, the husband of teacher–turned–astronaut Barbara Morgan. Clay said he was able to speak to his wife Sunday night and she said she was enjoying her time in space. He said his wife and the crew are working a lot. “There’s no rest for the weightless up there,”Clay said. “They are working so hard.” See a picture of Barbara Morgan and read the article at ABC News.