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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 17 (UPI) -- The shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station Friday after performing a backflip during an inspection for possible damage, NASA said.
Shuttle commander Mark Polansky docked with the orbiting space station at 1:47 p.m. EDT and was to open the hatches between the two crafts after a check for leaks, NASA said.
A preliminary review showed only minor dings suffered Wednesday during launch when pieces of thermal foam peeled off the shuttle's external fuel tank.
NASA has taken extra care to analyze break-away foam since the loss of the shuttle Columbia in 2003 from a piece of foam that struck the left wing.
Any damage to the Endeavour would need to be understood before the shuttle Discovery launches Aug. 18 on a supply mission to the space station, NASA officials said.
The Endeavour crew includes Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata, the first astronaut to serve on three international space station expeditions.
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