Final test for Space Station's computers

A revived set of crucial computers aboard the International Space Station still need to undergo one more test before they are given a clean bill of health.

That test - set to be done today - will determine if the two computers are ready to control the station's orientation.

Test results will help determine if the US space shuttle Atlantis, which has been at the space station since June 10, needs to spend another day at the outpost.

During the computer meltdown, Atlantis' thrusters were used to help the station maintain its position. The space station's thrusters have not been used since last week.

Atlantis is currently set to undock tomorrow and land on Thursday in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

"We will have sort of an extra double-check, if you will, to make sure everything is running well," flight director Kelly Beck said of today's test.

The Russian computers, which also control oxygen production, crashed last week. All six of the computers' processors were back online as of Saturday. The two processors that took longer to revive are now on standby mode and can be used if needed.

Except for an oxygen generator, all the space station systems that were powered down when the computers failed are now running.

Also today, Atlantis' crew was to finish packing the shuttle for its return trip to Earth. The shuttle and space station crews were set to say their goodbyes before hatches between Atlantis and the outpost are closed in preparation for tomorrow's undocking.

Yesterday, shuttle astronauts completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their mission to continue the construction of the space station.

During a nearly six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk, astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson activated a rotating joint - their top priority - on the outpost's newest segment so a new pair of solar wings can track the sun and provide power to the station. The solar arrays were delivered to the space station by Atlantis.

The astronauts also set up a new camera stanchion outside the station's newest segment and a computer network cable between the US and Russian sides of the outpost. They were not able to bolt down a problematic debris shield and instead secured it in place.

While the seven-member crew of Atlantis and the three-man crew of the space station spent Father's Day 220 miles above Earth, the holiday did not slip the minds of the nine fathers at the outpost, who collectively have 24 children.

"Happy Father's Day to everybody downstairs," said US astronaut Clay Anderson.