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NASA NTRS1995

STS-74 Flight Day 3

On this third day of the STS-74 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Kenneth Cameron, Pilot James Halsell, and Mission Specialists William McArthur, Jerry Ross, and Chris Hadfield successfully connect the Russian-made docking module to the Space Shuttle using the shuttle's robot arm. There is a live, in-orbit press interview with the astronauts from inside the Russian docking module regarding the status of the mission thus far. The docking module will remain with Mir after the two spacecraft have undocked.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-74 Flight Day 4

On this fourth day of the STS-74 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Kenneth Cameron, Pilot James Halsell, and Mission Specialists William McArthur, Jerry Ross, and Chris Hadfield, perform a successful docking between the space shuttle and the Mir space station using the Russian-made docking module that had been previously installed on the third day of the mission. The astronauts and the Mir 20 cosmonauts, Cmdr. Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Gergei Avdeyev, and Cosmonaut-Researcher (ESA) Thomas Reiter, are shown greeting each other from inside the docking module and an in-orbit interview between the crews and NASA is conducted in both English and Russian.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-74 Flight Day 5

On this fifth day of the STS-74 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Kenneth Cameron, Pilot James Halsell, and Mission Specialists William McArthur, Jerry Ross, and Chris Hadfield, were awakened to the theme from the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey.' The Mir 20 cosmonauts, Cmdr. Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev, and Cosmonaut-Researcher (ESA) Thomas Reiter, and shuttle astronauts are shown giving each other plaques and presents to commemorate their historic docking event and the start towards the development of the International Space Station. There is a press conference from Moscow by a one of the officers of the Russian Space Agency with both flight crews and an additional separate press interview of the crews by Canadian reporters. There is video footage of the two docked spacecraft taken from various angles.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-74 Flight Day 6

On this sixth day of the STS-74 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Kenneth Cameron, Pilot James Halsell, and Mission Specialists William McArthur, Jerry Ross, and Chris Hadfield and the Mir 20 cosmonauts, Cmdr. Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev, and Cosmonaut-Researcher (ESA) Thomas Reiter, were greeted and briefly interviewed by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on the 50th anniversary of the United Nations via a radio satellite hookup. An additional interview with other journalists from different areas of the United States and Canada was also presented.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-74 Flight Day 7

On this the seventh day of the STS-74 mission, the flight crew Cmdr. Kenneth Cameron, Pilot James Halsell, and Mission Specialists William McArthur, Jerry Ross, and Chris Hadfield, filmed the Mir-shuttle separation maneuver. After separation, the shuttle performed a fly-around of the Mir space station, during which, a variety of views of the Mir station were taken. Earth views include cloud cover.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-70 Space Shuttle Mission Report - September 1995

The STS-70 Space Shuttle Program Mission Report summarizes the Payload activities as well as the Orbiter, External Tank (ET), Solid Rocket Booster (SRB), Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM), and the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) systems performance during the seventieth flight of the Space Shuttle Program, the forty-fifth flight since the return-to-flight, and the twenty-first flight of the Orbiter Discovery (OV-103). In addition to the Orbiter, the flight vehicle consisted of an ET that was designated ET-71; three SSMEs that were designated as serial numbers 2036, 2019, and 2017 in positions 1, 2, and 3, respectively; and two SRBs that were designated 81-073. The RSRMs, designated RSRM-44, were installed in each SRB and were designated as 36OL044A for the left SRB, and 36OL044B for the right SRB. The primary objective of this flight was to deploy the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G/Inertial Upper Stage (TDRS-G/IUS). The secondary objectives were to fulfill the requirements of the Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment/National Institutes of Health-Rodents (PARE/NIH-R); Bioreactor Demonstration System (BDS); Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG) experiment; Space Tissue Loss/National Institutes of Health - Cells (STL/NIH-C) experiment; Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC) experiment; Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment-2 (SAREX-2); Visual Function Tester-4 (VFT-4); Hand-Held, Earth-Oriented, Real-Time, Cooperative, User-Friendly Location-Targeting and Environmental System (HERCULES); Microencapsulation in Space-B (MIS-B) experiment; Window Experiment (WINDEX); Radiation Monitoring Equipment-3 (RME-3); and the Military Applications of Ship Tracks (MAST) payload.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-76 Flight Day 2

On this second day of the STS-76 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot Richard A Searfoss, and Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, and Ronald M. Sega, are shown checking out one of the leaking hydraulic systems onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. There was an in-orbit interview with the astronauts by the host of the NBC show, 'Nightside'. The construction of the SPACEHAB unit also was started.

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NASA NTRS1996

[STS-75 Post Flight Presentation]

The flight crew of the STS-75 Space Shuttle, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), present a post flight analysis of their mission through the use of color slides and video footage. Prelaunch and launch activities are shown along with Earth entry and landing footage. Both middeck and payload bay microgravity experiments are shown and briefly discussed. The deployment and loss of the European Tethered Satellite experiment are presented and discussed. Earth views include the Nile Valley, Chad, the Himalayas and Mount Everest, and China. A unique moonset is also shown.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 9

On this ninth day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown tracking the free-orbiting tethered satellite and performing various experiments from the United States Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3). An in-orbit interview with Allen, Cheli, and Guidoni by the Italian news media is shown. The astronauts answer a variety of questions concerning the loss of the tethered satellite, and the progress of the other mission experiments. Earth views include a sunset and horizon shots.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 8

On this eighth day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown performing the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) experiment which is one part of the United States Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3) experiments. Earth views include cloud cover.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 7

On this seventh day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown performing several of the United States Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3) experiments. There is an in-orbit interview by several of the astronauts with newspaper reporters. An announcement is made by Mission Control that Cmdr. Allen has become the first American Astronaut to log 1000 flight hours in space, with Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz coming in second.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 5

On this fifth day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown viewing the tethered satellite and performing experiments, both onboard the shuttle and with the TSS. An accident occurs in which the tether breaks and the satellite is shown floating away from the shuttle. There is an in-orbit interview with reporters from Johnson Space Center after the accident occurred, in which they discuss the reasons for the accident and how the experiment can be salvaged.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 4

On this fourth day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown unlatching and deploying the Tethered Satellite System Reflight (TSS-1R) and activating several of the middeck experiments from the United States Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3). There is more imaging of the Space Shuttle's exhaust system using vented water vapor and Earth views, which include horizon shots.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 3

On this third day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown, with Mission Control's help, still trying to correct the problems with the 'Smart Flex' computer system which is delaying the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System Reflight (TSS-1R). There is imaging shown of the shuttle's exhaust system using water vapor.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 1

On this first day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), were shown performing pre-launch and launching activities. This international space mission's primary objective is the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System Reflight (TSS-1R) to a 12 mile length from the shuttle, a variety of experiments, and the satellite retrieval. These experiments include: Research on Orbital Plasma Electrodynamics (ROPE); TSS Deployer Core Equipment and Satellite Core Equipment (DCORE/SCORE); Research on Electrodynamic Tether Effects (RETE); Magnetic Field Experiments for TSS Missions (TEMAG); Shuttle Electrodynamic Tether Systems (SETS); Shuttle Potential and Return Electron Experiment (SPREE); Tether Optical Phenomena Experiment (TOP); and Observations at the Earth's Surface of Electromagnetic Emissions by TSS (OESSE). The mission's secondary objectives were those experiments found in the United States Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3), which include: Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF); Material pour l'Etude des Phenomenes Interessant la Solidification sur Terre et en Orbite (MEPHISTO); Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS); Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE); Critical Fluid Scattering Experiment (ZENO); and Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE).

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-72 Post Flight Presentation

In this post flight presentation video for the STS-72 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Brian Duffy, Pilot Brent Jett, and Mission Specialists Daniel T. Barry, Winston E. Scott, Leroy Chiao, and Koichi Wakata (NASDA), discuss their mission using flight footage and slides. The pre-launch and launching activities are shown. Using the robot arm inside the space shuttle's cargo bay, the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) is retrieved and berthed and the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) Flyer satellite is deployed, retrieved, and reberthed. Chiao and Barry performed the first of the two 6 1/2 hour EVAs and Chiao and Scott performed the second. In both EVAs, the thermal properties of the new space suits were tested, along with new tools and equipment that will eventually be used to build the International Space Station. Space shuttle landing activities are also shown. Earth views include cloud shadows, Africa, Brazil, Australia, and Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Peterson, Glen↗
NASA NTRS1995

STS-74 Post Flight Presentation

The flight crew of the STS-74 Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis (Cmdr. Ken Cameron, Pilot Jim Halsell, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Jerry Ross, and William McArthur) present an overview of their flight mission, whose primary objective was the rendezvous and space docking with the Russian Mir Space Station. Video film footage includes: prelaunch and launch activities; shuttle launch; installation of the Russian-made docking module to the orbiter; in-orbit rendezvous; in-orbit docking between Mir and the orbiter; general crew activities; transfer of supplies, equipment, and a crystal growth experiment to Mir; data collection of Mir thruster firings; undocking maneuvers and Mir fly around; pre-return checkout of flight systems; and reentry and landing of the orbiter. Earth views include horizon sunsets, atmospheric boundary layers, and a variety of geographical location footage (New Orleans; Atlanta; James Bay, Canada; Poland; Turkey; Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Colorado).

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 15

On this fifteenth day of the STS-75 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Andrew Allen, Pilot Scott Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy), and Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA) and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown performing various experiments. Chang-Diaz gives a short presentation about the importance of protein crystals and their use in research. A water vapor exhaust test is performed with the shuttle's exhaust jets. Earth views include land and water masses, the horizon, and there are views of the shuttle's cargo bay.

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