STS-118 Crew Preparing for Docking

The STS-118 crew is performing rendezvous operations in preparation for a 1:53 p.m. EDT docking with the International Space Station. About an hour before docking, Commander Scott Kelly and Pilot Charles Hobaugh will guide the shuttle through a backflip maneuver to allow the station Expedition 15 crew to collect digital images of its heat shield. The images will be downlinked to Mission Control for analysis. More

(Source: NASA - Aug 10)