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George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Jeff Spaulding, NASA Test Director, David Flowers, P-6 Truss Integration Engineer, and Ed Priselac, Shuttle Weather Officer. Mr. Spaulding discusses the Shuttle status, successful countdown, and preflight preparations. Mr. Priselac describes a good weather forecast for the upcoming STS-97 Endeavour launch. The men then answer questions from the press.
John Un, International Space Station (ISS) Lead Increment Scientist, gives an overview of the STS-97 Endeavour mission payload (PV Module P6) and Expedition 1 crew. He describes the research and experimentation to take place on the ISS in the following fields: (1) Life Sciences, (2) Microgravity Research, (3) Commercial, (4) Space Sciences, and (5) Earth Sciences. Observations of Earth include images of the Aral Sea in central Asia and fires in Mongolia. Mr. Un then answers questions from the press.
Bruce Buckingham, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Ron Dittemore, NASA Shuttle Program Manager, Bob Cabana, International Space Station (ISS) Manager, International Operations, NASA, Michael Vachon, Canadian Space Agency, David King, NASA Director of Shuttle Processing, and Lieutenant Ken Ferland, 45th Weather Squadron, US Air Force. They each give a brief statement on the STS-97 Endeavour mission, launch, and weather status and answer questions from the press.
Footage shows the crew of STS-98 during various phases of their training, including an undocking simulation in the Fixed Bases Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS), bailout training, and extravehicular activity (EVA) training at the NBL.
The crew of STS-44, Commander Frederick D. Gregory, Pilot Terence T. Henricks, Mission Specialists F. Story Musgrave, Mario Runco, Jr., and James S. Voss, and Payload Specialists Thomas J. Hennen, is seen at breakfast and suiting up before the launch of Atlantis. Footage shows the LCC Firing room shortly before launch, and the liftoff of Atlantis is seen.
The crew of STS-47, Commander Robert L. Gibson, Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Payload Commander Mark C. Lee, Mission Specialists N. Jan Davis, Jay Apt, and Mae C. Jemison, and Payload Specialist Mamoru Mohri answer questions from the press about the upcoming Endeavour mission and the crew's personal views of the mission.
The first half of this video is a collection of video feeds from various preflight conferences and simulations show the payload bay and payload equipment. The International Space Station's (ISS) structure is seen, as are close-up shots of the Z-1 truss. Footage shows extravehicular activity (EVA) underwater training. The second half of the video is a preflight conference on the mission objectives concerning the ISS. Tommy Halloway, Manager, ISS Program, and Robert Cabana, ISS Manager for International Operations, discuss the STS-92 mission in terms of the ISS and the role of ISS in the future. Mr. Cabana gives the status of present and future ISS hardware. The men then answer questions from the press.
Commander Brian Duffy introduces the crew of STS-92, Pilot Pamela A. Melroy, and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, Leroy Chiao, Peter J.K. Wisoff, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, and William S. McArthur. They discuss the activities for each flight day and give details on the payload (PMA-3, Z-1 truss, etc.). They then answer questions from the press.
Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who gives an overview of the successful countdown and launch of the STS-45 Atlantis mission. He then answers questions from the press.
Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Brewster Shaw, Deputy Program Manager Space Shuttle, and Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who give an overview of the successful countdown and launch of the STS-56 Discovery Orbiter. They then answer questions from the press.
Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Brewster Shaw, Deputy Program Manager Space Shuttle, and Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who give brief statements about the successful STS-56 Discovery mission and landing. They then answer questions from the press.
The STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut, his career path, and his training. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, and the payload and hardware it brings to the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Cockrell discusses his role in the mission's spacewalks and activities.
The STS-98 Mission Specialist Tom Jones is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut, his career path, and his training. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, and the payload and hardware it brings to the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Jones discusses his role in the mission's spacewalks and activities.
The STS-98 Mission Specialist Marsha Ivins is seen being interviewed. She answers questions about her inspiration to become an astronaut, her career path, and her training. She gives details on the mission's goals and significance, and the payload and hardware it brings to the International Space Station (ISS). Ms. Ivins discusses her role in the mission's spacewalks and activities.
The STS-98 Mission Specialist Bob Curbeam is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut, his career path, and his training. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, and the payload and hardware it brings to the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Curbeam discusses his role in the mission's spacewalks and activities.
Footage shows the various stages of STS-44 crew training, including KC-135 activities, Shuttle Activation Monitor (SAM) training, inertial upper stage orbital malfunction simulations, and 70 mm photo training.
Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Admiral Richard Truly, who makes a brief statement about the STS-45 Atlantis Orbiter launch and answers questions from the press.
Lak Virdee of Intelsat, summarizes Intelsat's role in the STS-49 Endeavour mission. He discusses the reboost hardware, giving details on the capture arm and docker adapter assembly. He describes the rendezvous between Intelsat and the Endeavour Orbiter. Mr. Virdee then answers questions from the press.