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NASA NTRS2000

STS-101: Crew Activity Report / Flight Day 5

The primary mission objective for STS-101 was to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, perform a space walk, and reboost the station from 230 statute miles to 250 statute miles. The commander of this mission was, James D. Haslsell. The crew was Scott J. Horowitz, the pilot, and mission specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeffrey N. Williams, James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuri Vladimirovich Usachev. This videotape shows the activities of the fifth day of the mission. The day's activities started with the opening of the hatch to the space station. Helms and Usachev then opened the hatch to the station's Unity Connecting Module. The crew also placed ducting throughout the Zarya Control Module to improve air circulation and prevent problems with stale air. Helms and Usachev are shown replacing two of six batteries to be replaced in this mission in the Zarya module. The crew began moving supplies into the space station. There are several shots of the interior of the space station.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-101: Crew Activity Report / Flight Day 6

The primary mission objective for STS-101 was to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, perform a space walk, and reboost the station from 230 statute miles to 250 statute miles. The commander of this mission was, James D. Halsell. The crew was Scott J. Horowitz, the pilot, and mission specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeffrey N. Williams, James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuri Vladimirovich Usachev. This videotape shows the activities of the sixth day of the flight. The videotape begins with a shot of the Space Station. The narrator remarks that the transfer of supplies and equipment is continuing and the videotape shows the replacing of fans and smoke detectors. There is a group picture on board the station, after which a few questions were asked. The quality of the air inside the station is remarked on as being good. The quality of the air being a concern and one of the reasons for the mission. One of the new batteries was shown being installed in the Zarya Control Module.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-101: Crew Activity Report/Flight Day 8 Highlights

On this eighth day of the STS-101 Atlantis mission, the flight crew, Commander James D. Halsell Jr., Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeffrey N. Williams, James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuri Vladimirovich Usachev are seen closing up the hatches to the ISS. Halsell, Horowitz, and Weber are seen participating in a question and answer session with Launch Control Center (LCC). Weber explains the transfer of goods and supplies and Horowitz discusses the re-boost maneuver. Also shown is the crew gathered together on the mid-deck fielding questions from LCC. Scene shows Voss checking behind panels for evidence of smoke or odor.

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NASA NTRS2000

Results from the Space Shuttle STS-95 Electronic Nose Experiment

A miniature electronic nose in which the sensing media are insulating polymers loaded with carbon black as a conductive medium has been designed and built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The ENose has a volume of 1700 cc, weighs 1.4 kg including the operating computer, and uses 1.5 W average power (3 W peak power). This ENose was used in a demonstration experiment aboard STS-95 (October, 1998), in which the ENose was operated continuously for six days and recorded the sensors' response to the air in the middeck. The ENose was designed to detect ten common contaminants in space shuttle crew quarters air. The experiment was controlled by collecting air samples daily and analyzing them using standard analytical techniques after the flight. Changes in humidity were detected and quantified, neither the ENose nor the air samples detected any of the contaminants on the target list. The device is microgravity insensitive.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-101: Crew Activity Report /Flight Day 9 Highlights

On this ninth day of the STS-101 Atlantis mission, the flight crew, Commander James D. Halsell Jr., Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeffrey N. Williams, James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuri Vladimirovich Usachev prepares to undock Atlantis from the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis is seen as it undocks form the ISS over Kazakhstan. Halsell, Usachev, and Weber are seen participating in a communication link with Russia.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-101: Atlantis Orbiter Upgrade Briefing

Live footage shows panelists, Manager of the Space Shuttle Program Development, Elric McHenry, and the Associate Program Manager for Space Shuttle Upgrades, Andy Allen, giving an overview of the new upgrades on the STS-101 Orbiter. McHenry and Allen speaks about the changes and modernization of Atlantis. The panelists' mentions all the new capabilities of the new glass cockpit. They emphasize the redesign of the engine, specifically, the ability to shut down automatically. They also discuss future implementation of a smart cockpit.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS 101: Post Flight Presentation

The crew (Mission Commander James D. Halsell, Jr., Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeffrey N. Williams, James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuri Vladimirovich Usachev) describe the highlights of the STS 101 Mission. The primary scenes reviewed include the spacewalk, incremental assembly/upgrades, space station rendevous, suit testing, critical replacement and repairs to suspect batteries, and reboosting the station from 230 statute miles to 250 statute miles.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-106 Crew Interviews: Richard A. Mastracchio

Live footage of a preflight interview with Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio is seen. The interview addresses many different questions including why Mastracchio became interested in the space program, the events that led to his interest, his 14 year career path through the Johnson Space Center (JSC) as an engineer before finally getting selected into the astronaut program. Other interesting information that this one-on-one interview discusses is the main goal of the STS-106 mission, and its scheduled docking with the new International Space Station (ISS) since the arrival and connection of the Zvezda Service Module. Mastracchio also mentions his responsibility during the much-anticipated docking and scheduled space-walk.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-106 Crew Interviews: Edward T. Lu

Live footage of a preflight interview with Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu is seen. The interview addresses many different questions including why Lu became interested in the space program, the events that led to his interest, the transition from an engineer to research scientist, and finally to getting selected into the astronaut program. Other interesting information that this one-on-one interview discusses are the main goals of the STS-106 mission, its scheduled docking with the new International Space Station (ISS), making the Zvezda Service Module ready for entrance, and crew training both in the United States and Russia. Lu mentions his responsibilities during the much-anticipated docking as well as his scheduled space-walk with Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko. Lu also discusses the use of the Robotic Arm during his space-walk, installation of a magnetometer on the Zvezda Module, and work that will have to take place inside the Service Module.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-38: Post Landing News Conference

Live footage shows the STS-38 Post Landing News Conference. Dick Young of NASA Public Affairs office is seen introducing the panel members. The panelists include: Forrest McCartney, Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Director; William B. Lenoir, Associate Administrator Space Flight; and Robert B. Sieck, Space Shuttle Processing Director. Atlantis lands at KSC, which marks the first landing since 1985 to this location. The panelists mention the status of the landing, the success of the flight, and the historic implication that this landing carries. They also answer questions from the participating audience.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-39: Landing at KSC

The Space Shuttle Discovery landed on May 6, 1991, 2:55:35 p.m. EDT at the Shuttle Landing Facility after traveling more than 3,500,000 miles on a successful eight-day mission. Rollout distance and time were 9,235 feet and 56 secs respectively. The landing weight was 211,512 lbs. Landing was diverted to KSC because of unacceptably high winds at the planned landing site, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Aboard were: Commander Michael L. Coats; Pilot L. Blaine Hammond, Jr.; and Mission Specialists Guion S. Bluford Jr., Gregory J. Harbaugh, Richard J. Hieb, Donald R. McMonagle, and Charles L. Veach. This was the 40th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 12th for the orbiter Discovery. The landing was the 7th Shuttle landing in Florida. After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-39 crew posed for a photo in front of Discovery.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-39: Payloads in Cannister at VPF

Discovery spent about 15 weeks in the processing facility undergoing about 22 modifications and routine testing. Shown are STS-39 primary payloads installed in Discovery's payload bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Payloads installed in the OPF include the Critical Ionization Velocity payload and the Chemical Release Observatory.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-39 IBSS SPASS II Rotation and Installation

In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the Infrared Background Signature Survey / Shuttle Pallet Satellite-II (IBSS/SPAS-II) is rotated and installed in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. IBSS/SPAS-II is one of the primary payloads on mission STS-39.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-40 TCDT

Live footage shows the crew of STS-40, Commander Bryan D. O'Connor, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mission Specialists James P. Bagian, Tamara E. Jernigan, M. Rhea Seddon, and Payload Specialists F. Drew Gaffney, and Millie-Hughes Fulford, as they arrive at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The crew arrives on T-38 jets for Terminal Countdown and Demonstration Tests (TCDT) at KSC. O'Connor is seen addressing the audience. Footage also shows the crew sitting around the table for their traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and departure.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-41 Ulysses TCDT Activities

Live footage shows the crewmembers of STS-41, Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialists William M. Shepherd, Bruce E. Melnick, and Thomas D. Akers, participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Tests (TCDT). The astronauts are seen participating in many different activities including the traditional breakfast, suit-up, simulated training in the crew module, and a dry run of launch and emergency egress training.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-106 Crew Training

Live footage of the STS-106 crewmembers shows Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, and Boris V. Morukov going through various training activities. These activities include SpaceHab Training at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), EVA Pre-Post Operations, Post Launch Operations, Rendezvous, Bailout, and Post Landing Egress Training at Johnson Space Center (JSC). The crew is also seen participating in a group photograph session.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-41 Ulysses Breakfast, Suit-up, C-7 Exit, Launch and ISOS Cam Views

Live footage shows the crewmembers of STS-41, Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialists William M. Shepherd, Bruce E. Melnick, and Thomas D. Akers, participating in the traditional activities the day of their flight. The crew are seen eating breakfast, suiting-up, walking out to the Astronaut-Van, putting on life vests in the 'White Room' area, and entering the crew module of the Discovery Orbiter. Footage also includes preparation of the Ulysses Payload. Engineers are seen loading Ulysses to the upper stage, transferring Discovery to an upright position, bolting Discovery to the external tank, rolling Discovery out to the launch pad, and finally installing the Ulysses Payload inside Discovery. Also shown are both night and morning panoramic shots of the shuttle on the pad, main engine start, ignition, liftoff, booster separation, and various camera views of the launch.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-41/Ulysses Camcorder Footage Replay of Ulysses Deploy on 10/06/90

Live footage of the STS-41 deployment of the European Space Agency's Ulysses probe is presented. Richard N. Richards, Commander, Robert D. Cabana, Pilot, Mission Specialists William M. Shepherd, Bruce E. Melnick and Thomas D. Akers are shown aboard the Space Shuttle.

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