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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 13

On this thirteenth 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 conducting combustion and burn experiments. The flight crew is interviewed by news reporters from United States and Europe via a satellite hookup. Earth views include clouds and storm systems. A view of the lost, free-flying tethered satellite is shown.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 12

On this twelfth 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 being interviewed via satellite hookup by reporters. Cheli, through the demonstration of a simple experiment, explains a simple acceleration physics concept. Middeck Glovebox burn and combustion experiments are also shown. Earth views include Italy, other land masses, some cloud cover, a sunrise, and horizon shots.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 11

On this eleventh 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 conducting combustion experiments in the Middeck Glovebox station, conducting physiological tests, and performing a variety of daily activities (eating, exercising, etc.). Horowitz, Cheli, and Guidoni are interviewed by Voice of America via satellite hookup and they answered general questions regarding the mission, experiments, and the lost tethered satellite. Earth views include a sunrise and some cloud cover.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-69 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The STS-69 mission of the Endeavour Space Shuttle and crew are highlighted in this video. The 'Dog Crew', as they called themselves, Cmdr. Dave Walker, Pilot Ken Cockrell, and Mission Specialists Mike Gernhardt, Jim Voss, and Jim Newman, are shown performing pre-launch and launch activities; the SPARTAN-201 and the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) deployments, retrievals, and berthings; physiological and other Middeck experiments; and jet thruster firing tests on the WSF. A 6 1/2 hour EVA was conducted to test the thermal properties of the new space suits and to test the tools and equipment to be used in the construction of the International Space Station. General crew activities are also shown and Earth views include cloud cover and the WSF with the Earth as the background.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-72 Flight Day 2

On this second day of the STS-72 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Brian Duffy, Pilot Brent W. Jett, and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Daniel T. Barry, Winston E. Scott, and Koichi Wakata (NASDA), awakened to music from the motion picture 'Star Wars.' The crew performed a systems checkout, prepared for the retrieval of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU), tested the spacesuits for the EVA, and activated some of the secondary experiments. An in-orbit news interview was conducted with the crew via satellite downlinking. Questions asked ranged from the logistics of the mission to the avoidance procedures the Endeavour Orbiter performed to miss hitting the inactive Air Force satellite, nicknamed 'Misty' (MSTI). Earth views included cloud cover, several storm systems, and various land masses with several views of the shuttle's open cargo bay in the foreground.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-76 Flight Day 3

On this third 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, and Ronald M. Sega, are shown performing the docking maneuvers for the Mir Space Station and the Atlantis in-orbit rendezvous. The Atlantis crew is shown greeting the Mir cosmonaut crew, Cmdr. Yuri Onufrienko and Flight Engineer Yuri Usachev. The docking procedure is shown from both outside and inside the Atlantis. An interview with Mission Control is shown from inside Mir with both crews present. There is footage of the Mir, both docked with Atlantis and free flying. Not shown is the EVA by Clifford and Godwin to attach several experimental packages to the exterior of the Mir docking module, although their packing preparation is shown.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-76 Flight Day 5

On this fifth 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, pay tribute to the late astronaut Bob Overmeyer with views from the Atlantis/Mir configuration with the Earth in the background. Atlantis astronauts, interviewed by reporters from NASA Centers and Russia during an in-orbit press conference, describe their observations of Comet Hyakutake as it continues its close pass by Earth, remarking on the comet's brilliance and visibility. The astronauts and cosmonauts also took time out from their transfer and resupply activities to talk with Charlie Gibson of 'Good Morning America'.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-76 Flight Day 6

On this sixth 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 preparing for Godwin and Clifford's extra vehicular activity (EVA). The two astronauts are shown egressing from the Shuttle and performing activities during the EVA with the Earth in the background. Godwin and Clifford spent six hours spacewalking in Atlantis' cargo bay and on the exterior of the Mir's docking module. They are shown completing all of the objectives planned for the spacewalk, the most important of which was to install on the exterior of Mir four experiments to monitor the space environment for the next year and a half. This marks the first time that a spacewalk was conducted from a docked Space Shuttle. A variety of new tools capable of being used on both US and Russian spacecraft were evaluated during the spacewalk.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-76 Flight Day 7

On this seventh day of the STS-76 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot Richard A Searfoss, and Mission Specialists Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, and Ronald M. Sega are shown bidding the Mir crew and Shannon W. Lucid an emotional farewell, Chilton calling it 'a bittersweet moment.' The Atlantis and Mir commanders, Chilton and Onufrienko, along with spacewalkers Godwin and Clifford took time out to talk with CBS' 'Up to the Minute.' The space flyers discussed the success of their joint mission and the 6-hour spacewalk. The astronauts and cosmonauts exchanged handshakes and hugs in the Mir core module, and then praised both mission control centers, Houston and Kaliningrad for their support throughout the joint phase of the mission.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-73 Post Flight Presentation

The post flight presentation of the STS-73 Space Shuttle's United States Microgravity Lab. (USML) mission was presented by the flight crew, Cmdr. Kenneth Bowersox, Pilot Kent Rominger, Payload Specialists Albert Sacco and Fred Gregory, and Mission Specialists Kathryn Thornton, Catherine 'Cady' Collman, and Michael Lopez-Alegria, using color video and slides. Film footage includes the prelaunch and launch activities, the USML and Middeck experiments (Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility (APCF), the Astroculture(tm) (ASC) hardware and experiment, the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA), the Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF), the Drop Physics Module (DPM), the Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (GFFC), the Glovebox (GBX), the Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment, the Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment (STDCE), the Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) experiment, three Measuring Microgravity experiments (the Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS), the Three Dimensional Microgravity Accelerometer (3DMA), and the Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE)), and the High-Packed Digital Television (HI-PAC) demonstration system), pre-return flight systems checkout, reentry, and space shuttle landing. The USML experiments were monitored via the HI-PAC system downlink. Earth views included mostly geographical locations (Mediterranean Sea; Turkey; Lake Powell, Arizona/Utah area; San Francisco Bay; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, DC; India; Tibet; China; Bhutan; Philadelphia; and the Himalayas).

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Flight Day 2

On this second 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, via satellite-downlinking, online with Dan Golden, the Director of NASA, discussing the mission and performing system set-ups. A problem with the 'Smart Flex' computer system develops and the crew spends most of the day trying to fix the problem with the help of Mission Control. Earth views include cloud cover, various land and water masses, and Earth's Arctic regions.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-72 Flight Day 1

On this first day of the STS-72 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Brian Duffy, Pilot Brent W. Jett, and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Daniel T. Barry, Winston E. Scott, and Koichi Wakata (NASDA), were shown in prelaunch and launch activities. This was the tenth flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour. The primary objectives of this mission were the retrieval of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) spacecraft, the deployment and retrieval of the NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Flyer (OAST-FLYER) spacecraft, and two 6 1/2 hour spacewalks to test hardware and tools that will be used to assemble the International Space Station. Secondary objectives included the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV-8), the Shuttle Laser Altimeter GAS(5) (SLA-01/GAS(5)), the National Institutes of Health-R3 (NIH-R3), the Space Tissue Loss (STL/NIH-C), and Thermal Energy Storage (TES-2) experiments. Get-Away-Specials (GAS) included the USAF Academy G-342 Flexible Beam Experiment (FLEXBEAM-2), the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies G-459 Protein Crystal Growth Experiments, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) GAS Ballast Can with Sample Return Experiment. This night launch was shown at various angles and distances from the launching pad.

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STS-72 Flight Day 3

On this third day of the STS-72 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Brian Duffy, Pilot Brent W. Jett, and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Daniel T. Barry, Winston E. Scott, and Koichi Wakata (NASDA), awakened to a traditional Japanese song, 'Sea in Springtime.' Wakata, using the shuttle's robot arm, successfully retrieved the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) satellite and berthed it in the shuttle's cargo bay. Duffy and Wakata were interviewed, via satellite, by Japanese journalists and reporters in Houston, Texas. Earth views include cloud cover, storm systems, Africa and several other land masses.

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STS-76 Flight Day 1

On this first 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 performing prelaunch and launch activities for the night launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The primary objective of this mission is the third docking between the Mir Space Station and Atlantis and a crew transfer. Lucid will remain onboard the Mir for about four months. Other activities include an EVA by Godwin and Clifford, logistics operations, and scientific research with a SPACEHAB module, some middeck experiments, and a Get Away Special (GAS) canister. Also, almost a ton of equipment and supplies will be transferred to the Mir. Experiments include the Mir Electric Field Characterization (MEFC), European Space Agency (ESA) Biorack life sciences experiment, Queens University Experiment in Liquid Diffusion (QUELD), Optizone Liquid Phase Sintering Experiment (OLIPSE), and a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) GAS payload Trapped Ions in Space (TRIS), which will measure low-energy particle radiation in the inner magnetosphere. This mission also will include a KidSat, a prototype of Earth viewing cameras and instruments, that allow students in grades K-12 to see and direct the capture of pictures from space. Footage from Mission control is also included.

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STS-75 Flight Day 14

On this fourteenth 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 conducting material burn tests and physiological experiments. Earth views include cloud cover, sunrise, atmospheric boundary layer, Florida, Amazon River, Brazil coast line, and the Pacific Ocean.

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STS-75 Flight Day 10

On this tenth 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 Missions Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli (ESA), and Claude Nicollier (ESA), are shown performing middeck and Microgravity lab experiments, including the Material pour l'Etude des Phenomenes Interessant la Solidification sur Terre et en Orbite (MEPHISTO) experiment, as well as some material burn tests. Earth views include cloud cover and horizon shots.

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STS-75 Flight Day 6

On this sixth 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 experiments from the United States Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3). Mission Control continues to update the flight crew regarding the status of the free orbiting tethered satellite and the few experiments that they were able to start-up onboard the satellite. There is an in-orbit question and answer interview with the astronauts by a group of sixth graders from a West Virginia school. Earth views include water masses and horizon shots.

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STS-76 Flight Day 4

On this fourth 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 performing various experiments on the Middeck and transferring supplies to the Mir Space Station. Godwin explains the European Space Agency (ESA) Biorack investigations. Chilton, Lucid and Mir Cmdr. Yuri Onufrienko talk with NASA Administrator Dan Goldin via satellite link. Lucid will be joining the cosmonauts, Onufrienko and Flight Engineer Yuri Usachev, for a 140-day mission on Mir.

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