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NASA NTRS1985

STS-51G Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The STS-51G flight crew, Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, Pilot John O. Creighton, Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, John M. Fabian, and Steven R Nagel, and Payload Specialists Patrick, Baudry, and Sultan Salman Al-Saud are seen performing pre-launch activities such as eating of the traditional breakfast, ride out to the launch pad, and crew suit-up for an early morning launch. Also, included are various panoramic views of Discovery on the pad. The main objective of this mission is to deploy three communication satellites. The satellites being deployed are MORE LOS-A, for Mexico; ARABSAT-A, for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization; and TELSTAR-3D, for AT&T. The crew also retrieve the SPARTAN-1 satellite. Scenes include the crew in the mess deck via video link with Mission Control Center in celebration of the 100th American in space. Al-Saud also spoke with his father in Saudi Arabia via video link. Views of certain experiments are also seen. Al-Saud is seen conducting the postural experiment, and Baudry is seen conducting the equilibrium experiments. Panoramic views of the Hawaiian Island Archipelago, and Wadi Habawnah, Saudi Arabia are also visible from the shuttle. Live footage ends with the re-entry of the vehicle into the Earth's Atmosphere, an early morning touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base and crew departure from the craft.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-103 Flight Day Highlights and Crew Activity Report

The crew of Discovery, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale, John M. Grunsfeld, Claude Nicollier, and Jean-Francois Clervoy are seen executing various activities. Live footage of Clervoy powering up the robotic arm is seen. While Clervoy powers the robotic arm, Brown and Kelly set up the tools for the various different space walks scheduled, Grunsfeld and Nicollier check out the space suits, and Smith and Foale tend to the space walk tools. Foale, Brown, Kelly and Clervoy are also shown participating in a series of interviews.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-103 Crew Activity Report/Flight Day 1 Highlights

Live footage of the astronauts sitting around the table with the traditional cake is presented. The crew of Discovery, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale, John M. Grunsfeld, Claude Nicollier, and Jean-Francois Clervoy are seen executing various activities including suit-up, walkout to the Astro-Van, and strap-in into the shuttle. Also presented are beautiful panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. During this night launch, footage of the main engine start, ignition of the boosters, liftoff of Discovery, and separation of the solid rocket boosters are seen.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-103 Crew Activities Report: Flight Day 7 Highlights

Today Discovery's astronauts begin preparing the spacecraft for it's scheduled return to Earth by checking out the flight control system and reaction control jets that support re-entry. Later in the day the astronauts begin stowing equipment used during the past week and start buttoning up on-orbit systems. The Ku-band antenna which provides most of the capacity for data and television relay was stowed around 8:45 p.m. The recently refurbished Hubble Space Telescope moves slowly through it's checkout sequence before resuming science operations. Both the flight control system (FCS) and the reaction control jets (RCS) were without issue, with all systems ready to support Discovery's return to Earth.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-103: Flight Day 6 Highlights and Crew Activities Report

Discovery's astronauts (Mission Commander, Curtis L. Brown; Pilot, Scott J. Kelly; Mission Specialists, Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale, and John M. Grunsfeld; and (ESA) Mission Specialists, Claude Nicollier and Jean-Francois Clervoy) deliver a Christmas present to the world, putting the Hubble Space Telescope back into service after 24 hours and 33 minutes of repairs and upgrades that make the orbital observatory more capable than ever. European Space Agency Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy uses the shuttle's robot arm to release the telescope at 5:03 p.m. CST, then places the arm into an upright salute as Commander Curt Brown fires Discovery's steering jets to begin separating from the telescope. The telescope's re-deployment takes place at an altitude of 370 statute miles as the two spacecraft fly over the South Pacific's coral sea northeast of Australia. At 5:39 CST, Brown executes a second steering jet burn, lowering Discovery's orbit slightly, so that it will begin orbiting faster than the telescope and move away at just under 6 statute miles per orbit. Afterward, each of the seven astronauts on board calls down holiday wishes from space in several languages.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-103 Crew Activity Report/Flight Day 8 Highlights

Live footage of the crew, Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale, John M. Grunsfeld, Claude Nicollier, and Jean-Francois Clervoy gathered on the flight deck to answer questions is presented. The crew conducts pre-landing tests, packs up the crew cabin and items used during the mission. Brown and Kelly perform orbit adjustment burns. Footage of the firing of the thrusters over Central Indian Ocean while the shuttle heads to Australia, and some beautiful panoramic views of the Earth are also seen.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-103 Crew Activity Report/Flight Day 4 Highlights

Live footage of the first of the three-scheduled space walks is seen. Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith and John M. Grunsfeld are seen setting up tools, and replacing the Rate Sensor Units. Grunsfeld then replaces Hubble's batteries in the instrument bay, while Smith places covers on the handrails. Grunsfeld and Smith then perform their second task of installing six Voltage/Temperature Improvement Kits. They are also seen taking pictures, and putting away the equipment.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Flight Day Highlights and Crew Activities Report

Live footage shows the Blue Team (second of the dual shift crew), Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Janice E. Voss and Mamoru Mohri, beginning the first mapping swath covering a 140-mile-wide path. While Mohri conducts mapping operations, Voss and Gorie are seen participating in a news conference with correspondents from NBC and CNN. The Red Team (first of the dual shift crew), Kevin R. Kregel, Janet L. Kavandi and Gerhard P.J. Thiele, relieves the Blue Team and are seen continuing the mapping operations for this around the clock Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). Commander Kregel is shown performing boom (mass) durability tests, calibrating the EarthCam Payload, and speaking with the Launch Control Center (LCC) about trouble shooting a bracket for better camera angle.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report/Flight Day 1 Highlights

Live footage shows the crew, Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri and Gerhard P.J. Thiele, seated in the dining room with the traditional cake. The crew is seen performing various pre-launch activities including suit-up, walk out to the Astro-van, and strap-in into the vehicle. Also seen are the retractions of the orbiter access arm and the gaseous oxygen mint hood, main engine start, booster ignition, liftoff, and separation of the solid rocket boosters. The Red Team (first of the dual shift crew) includes Kregel, Kavandi, and Thiele, who are shown conducting jet thruster firings, activating radar instruments, and deploying the boom (mass).

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Flight Day Highlights 03 and Crew Activities Report

Live footage shows the STS-99's Blue Team Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, and Mission Specialist Mamoru Mohri speaking with Dr. Bob Ballard and fielding questions from Fox News Network. During the interviews Janet E. Voss oversees the mapping activities. The Blue Team is also seen speaking with the Launch Control Center (LCC) troubleshooting a problem with a small nitrogen thruster mounted at the tip of the radar's outboard antenna.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99: Flight Day 05 Highlights and Crew Activities Report

During day 5 Endeavour gathers data four times faster than its advanced data communications system can send it to Earth. Pilot Dom Gorie and Mission Specialists Janice Voss and Mamoru Mohri transmit television coverage of Voss using an inflatable globe to explain the mapping of Earth land surfaces. Mohri is shown taking photos out the commander's window, while Gorie is changing a tape on a payload high rate recorder. Mapping operations continued smoothly, with both radar and orbiter systems working flawlessly.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report / Flight Day 11 Highlights

The primary objective of the STS-99 mission was to complete high resolution mapping of large sections of the Earth's surface using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (STRM), a specially modified radar system. This radar system produced unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's Surface.. The mission was launched at 12:31 on February 11, 2000 onboard the space shuttle Endeavour. The mission was led by Commander Kevin Kregel. The crew was Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri, the National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency) and Gerhard P. J. Thiele, from DARA (German Space Agency). The astronauts finished the mapping operations early on day 11, and then retracted the 200 foot long mast into its payload bay canister. The mast, the longest rigid structure ever deployed in space, supported the external antenna during the mapping operation. The videotape shows the mast folding into the canister. The final stowage was delayed when the three latches on the lid of the canister failed to engage as expected. After a few procedures were executed the mast canister was sealed, on the third attempt, as shown on the videotape. The video also contains several views from the STRM. They include a computerized animation of a flight from Pasadena to Palmdale, a still view of Fiji, a view of the San Francisco Bay Area, and another of Pasadena.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report / Flight Day 06 Highlights

The primary objective of the STS-99 mission was to complete high resolution mapping of large sections of the Earth's surface using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (STRM), a specially modified radar system. This radar system produced unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's Surface.. The mission was launched at 12:31 on February 11, 2000 onboard the space shuttle Endeavour. The mission was led by Commander Kevin Kregel. The crew was Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri, the National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency) and Gerhard P. J. Thiele, from DARA (German Space Agency). This tape shows some of the activities on board the shuttle during day six of the mission. By the end of day six, the mission to map 32 million square miles of the Earth's surface was about 67.2 percent complete. On this video tape there is discussion about the attempts to conserve propellant, to allow for the completion of the planned mapping. There is discussion by Mamoru Mohri about the mission, and Gerhard Thiele answers questions from the German Press about the mission. New radar images from the SRTM of the Kamchatka Peninsula and northwestern Mongolia are shown. There are shots of Endeavour's 200-foot mast, which required troubleshooting due to a balky small thruster.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report / Flight Day 07 Highlights

Live footage shows the Blue Team of STS-99, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, and Mission Specialists Mamoru Mohri and Janet E. Voss, participating in a discussion with the Launch Control Center (LCC). Gorie and Mohri are also seen speaking with the Prime Minister of Japan. The Blue Team also answers questions from students. Footage also includes various shots of the mass hanging from the shuttle, the star tracker, the X- and C-band panels on the shuttle, and the dumping of water from the shuttle. Still shots of the (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) SRTM Coverage Map are also presented. Places shown include the San Andreas Fault, San Gabriel Mountains, Simi Valley, Las Angeles, New Zealand, New Mexico, and Hokkaido Japan.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report / Flight Day 08 Highlights

Live footage shows the Red Team of STS-99, Commander Kevin R. Kregel and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi and Gerhard P.J. Thiele, participating in interviews with the Launch Control Center (LCC). Kregel discusses the mapping system, and Thiele speaks about the antenna. The Red Team completes the flight cast maneuver for the day. Footage also shows the Red Team, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet E. Voss and Mamoru Mohri, participating in discussion with the LCC. Voss explains how the equipment works, while Mohri and Gorie discusses the mass. Also seen is the entire crew gathered on the flight deck participating in an interview with the LCC.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report / Flight Day 10 Highlights

The primary objective of the STS-99 mission was to complete high resolution mapping of large sections of the Earth's surface using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), a specially modified radar system. This radar system produced unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's Surface. The mission was launched at 12:31 on February 11, 2000 onboard the space shuttle Endeavour. and led by Commander Kevin Kregel. The crew was Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri from the National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency), and Gerhard P. J. Thiele from DARA (German Space Agency). This tape shows the activities of the tenth day of the mission. During this day the mapping of the Earth continued. Each of the astronauts gives a brief statement about the mission or some other point of interest. Some of the equipment and supplies on board the shuttle are shown, including the medical supplies. The videotape ends showing some of the images released during the day from the SRTM. These include views of Oahu, Hawaii; Miquelon Island and St. Pierre Island, Newfoundland; Kamchatka, and Baikal, Russia; Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; Katmandu, Nepal; and Cotopaxi, Ecuador.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Flight Day 04 Highlights and Crew Activities Report

The primary objective of the STS-99 mission was to complete high resolution mapping of large sections of the Earth's surface using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), a specially modified radar system. This radar system produced unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's Surface. The mission was launched at 12:31 on February 11, 2000 onboard the space shuttle Endeavour. and led by Commander Kevin Kregel. The crew was Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri from the National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency), and Gerhard P. J. Thiele from DARA (German Space Agency).On the fourth day of the mission the blue team's Dominic Gorie led off the day's tape with a brief memorial to Charles Schultz, as he spoke of some of the vessels that were named for characters in Peanuts, and called to mind the Silver Snoopy, one of the highest awards NASA bestows. Janice Voss answered a couple of questions sent over the internet about a problem with a small thruster on the end of the 200 foot long mast. Mamoru Mohri talks about the EarthKam. Gerhard Thiele and Janet Kavandi describe the process of achieving the digital map of the entire world. At the end of the videotape some of the recently released views from the SRTM are shown. These include shots of the South Island of New Zealand.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-99 Crew Activities Report / Flight Day 09 Highlights

The primary objective of the STS-99 mission was to complete high resolution mapping of large sections of the Earth's surface using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), a specially modified radar system. This radar system produced unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's Surface. The mission was launched at 12:31 on February 11, 2000 onboard the space shuttle Endeavour, and led by Commander Kevin Kregel. The crew was Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri from the National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency), and Gerhard P. J. Thiele from DARA (German Space Agency). This tape shows the activities of the ninth day of the mission. The announcement of the decision to extend the SRTM for 9 hours is made to the crew. This means that almost all (i.e., 99.9 %) of the target area of the Earth will be imaged, at least once. Some shots of the 200 foot long mast where the outboard antennas are located are shown. Mamoru Mohri is shown changing a data tape, while he explains the rationale for recording rather than transmitting the data. Gerhard Thiele speaks to the German press. At the end of this tape are images generated from the SRTM. There are views of Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and west Maui, Hawaii; Dallas, Texas; Salalah, Oman; and Tasmania, Australia. Animations showing the topography around Hokkaido, Japan and Brazil are also shown.

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