Payload status reports are issued by the Marshall Space Flight Center. The solid rocket boosters are reported to have performed as expected. The booster retrieval ships are preparing the boosters for return to Port Canaveral at about 7 a.m. Saturday.
Pad damage following launch yesterday appears minimal.
Additional inspections will be performed over the weekend. The Shuttle interface verification test is scheduled to begin on Monday. The vehicle will be rolled out to Pad 39B at about 7 a.m. next Wednesday. The Orbiter Processing Facility is closed for normal work this weekend as operations continue to remove and replace thrusters on the reaction control system.