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Live footage of the STS-103 payload, Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, removal from a shipping canister is shown. The carrier is a modified Spacelab pallet that contains the tools and replacement parts necessary to service the HST.
Live footage of the STS-103 Hubble hardware arrival at Kennedy Space Center and its ground transportation to the SLF (Shuttle Landing Facility) is shown.
The primary objective of the STS-93 mission was to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility, which had been renamed the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The mission was launched at 12:31 on July 23, 1999 onboard the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was led by Commander Eileen Collins. The crew was Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michel Tognini from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). This videotape shows the astronauts after breakfast getting into spacesuits, walking out to board the bus, and boarding the bus prior to launch.
The primary objective of the STS-93 mission was to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility, which had been renamed the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The mission was launched at 12:31 on July 23, 1999 onboard the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was led by Commander Eileen Collins. The crew was Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michel Tognini from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). This videotape shows the loading of the payload canister in the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Clean-suited technicians move the Chandra X-ray Observatory into the payload canister.
The primary objective of the STS-93 mission was to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility, which had been renamed the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The mission was launched at 12:31 on July 23, 1999 onboard the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was led by Commander Eileen Collins. The crew was Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michel Tognini from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). This videotape shows parts of a crew briefing and an inspection tour of the clean room. The astronauts are shown examining some of the equipment and tools that they will use during the mission.
Live footage of the inspection of several different parts needed for STS-103 is presented. Some of the things inspected include a latch, and Velcro materials for stability. The astronauts turned the latch on a small door, opened the door then closed it again.
This NASA KSC video release presents a press conference that discusses the commercial development and NASA science Mid-deck payloads of Discovery STS-26. Larry Delucas (Univ. Alabama-Birmingham, Center for Macromolecular Crystallography), Chris Podsiadly (3-M Co., Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC's) Rep. for Material Processing) and Ed Valentine (MSFC) present discussions of the science and commercial development that surround the Physical Vapor Transport of Organic Solids-2 (PVTOS-2) payload. Their presentations are followed by a question and answer period for journalists from scientific journals.
This NASA KSC video release presents a press conference that discusses the major system changes implemented on the shuttle in preparation for the launch of Discovery STS-26. Richard A. Colonna (Mgr. Orbiter and GFE Projects office) and an unidentified colleague present discussions involving hazard analysis, landing safety, launch abort/crew escape and major modidfications made to the Space Shuttle Boosters. Their presentations are followed by a question and answer period for journalists from scientific journals.
This NASA KSC video release presents part of a press conference held prior to Discovery flight STS-26, the first shuttle mission flown following the 51-L Challenger accident. The five member panel present individual viewgraph discussions followed by a question and answer period for the benefit of scientific journalists. William A. Chandler (Asst. to the Dir. of Engineering and the NSTS program) gives a brief overview of the crew escape system followed by Steven Nagel's (Astronaut) presentation on crew equipment. Robert Rice (Crew Escape System Manager) describes the flight test program and the innovative pyrotechnics system test program. Tim Pelischek (Pole Design Team) gives an assessment of the critical design review and Ricardo Machin reviews aerodynamic flight tests performed at Texas A&M and California. The second part of the video includes Robert Crippen's (Deputy Dir. of Operations, Kennedy Space Center) overview of NASA Management, the organizational changes and actions taken to meet the Roger's Commission recommendations.
This NASA KSC video release presents part of a press conference held prior to Discovery flight STS-26, the first shuttle mission flown following the 51-L Challenger accident. The first portion of the video presents the 5 member flight crew, (Frederick H. Hauck, Commander, Richard O. Covey, Pilot, John M. Lounge, Mission Specialist, George D. Nelson, Mission Specialist, and David C. Hilmers, Mission Specialist) answering questions posed by scientific journalists. Inquiries are made regarding the approximately 250 changes implemented on the orbiter and boosters, failures that occurred during 51-L, astronaut attitudes about flying the first mission since the Challenger accident, and the issue of range safety. The second part of the video includes viewgraph presentations given by Dr. Dale W. Harris (TDRS Project Manager, Goddard Space Flight Center(GSFC)) and Gary A. Morse (Network Director, GSFC) that discuss the primary payload, the NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-3 (TDRS-3) that is attached to an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), and is the second TDRS deployed.
The primary objective of the STS-93 mission was to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility, which had been renamed the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The mission was launched at 12:31 on July 23, 1999 onboard the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was led by Commander Eileen Collins. The crew was Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michel Tognini from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). This videotape shows the astronauts getting into spacesuits, and inspecting the equipment.
Live footage of the STS-93 crewmembers shows Commander Eileen M. Collins, Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby, Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley, Catherine G. Coleman, and Michel Tognini going through various training activities. These activities include Bail Out Training NBL, Emergency Egress Training, Earth Observations Classroom Training, Simulator Training, T-38 Departure from Ellington Field, Chandra Deploy Training, SAREX Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment, CCT Bail Out Crew Compartment Training, and Southwest Research Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWUIS) Training.
This NASA KSC video release presents part of a press conference held prior to Discovery flight STS-26, the first shuttle mission flown following the 51-L Challenger accident. The video opens with a statement from Commander Frederick H. Hauck, and the introductions of crew members, Richard O. Covey, Pilot, and mission specialists, John M. Lounge, George D. Nelson, and David C. Hilmers. Some of the questions posed by scientific journalists addressed the following subjects: launch preparation in the month prior to flight, astronaut family anxieties in light of the Challenger accident, extent of safety measures made prior to flight, flight readiness firing, the crew escape system, civilians in space, conservative mission design, astronaut selection, mission turnaround and launch rate, and the ability to maintain a high level of scrutiny regarding safety on future missions.
Live footage of the STS-99 crew members shows Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri, and Gerhard P.J. Thiele going through various training exercises. These exercises include Post Landing Egress, SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) Deploy and Mapping Activities, HDTV (High Definition Television) Camera Training, and Ascent Simulation. Footage also includes the six-member crew participating in a photo session.
The primary objective of the STS-93 mission was to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility, which had been renamed the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The mission was launched at 12:31 on July 23, 1999 onboard the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was led by Commander Eileen Collins. The crew was Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michel Tognini from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). This videotape opens with a view of the shuttle on the launch pad. It then shows the flight crew arrival on the 195 foot level of the fixed service structure (FSS), walks across the orbiter access arm (OAA) into the white room, where the crew is assisted in putting on the final stages of their spacesuits, and then their crawl into the orbiter.
The STS-88 crew (Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. Sturckow, Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross James H. Newman, and Sergei K. Krikalev) are shown arriving at the facility in fighter jet aircraft. They assemble for group photos, then depart.
Live footage of the STS-93 crewmembers shows Commander Eileen M. Collins, Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby, Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley, Catherine G. Coleman, and Michel Tognini observing and speaking with the engineers about some installations. Footage also shows the crew boarding the T-38 jet and departing from the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).
Live footage of the crewmembers of STS-96, Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel T. Barry, Julie Payette, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, shows them in the node of the vehicle at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). Scenes include the engineer explaining and the crew asking questions as to what certain labels mean. Footage also includes the crew observing the nose of the vehicle.