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On this eighth day of the STS-98 mission, Mission Specialists Tom Jones and Bob Curbeam perform their first spacewalks of the mission. They are seen removing and installing the S-Band Antenna from the payload bay of Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS). Jones and Curbeam commemorate the 100th spacewalk and say a few words about the accomplishments of spacewalkers in the past.
On this seventh day of the STS-98 mission, Pilot Mark L. Polansky and Mission Specialists Tom Jones, Bob Curbeam, and Marsha Ivins are seen answering questions about the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and the Destiny Laboratory Module. Footage shows external views of the Atlantis Orbiter and ISS with a backdrop of Earth.
On this sixth day of the STS-98 mission, Mission Specialists Bob Curbeam and Tom Jones are seen finishing the installation of the Destiny Laboratory onto the International Space Station (ISS) during their spacewalks.
Footage shows the crew of STS-102, Commander James D. Wetherbee, Pilot James M. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Andrew S. W. Thomas and Paul Richards, during various parts of their training. Scenes include: (1) neutral buoyancy lab training; (2) undocking/fly-around training in the GNS (Navigation Simulator); (3) crew equipment interface test; (4) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) training in the GNS; and (5) docking training in the GNS.
The crew of STS-102 (Commander James D. Wetherbee, Pilot James M. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Andrew S. W. Thomas and Paul Richards) and the Expedition 2 crew (James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuriy V. Usachev) are seen during the prelaunch breakfast, suiting up, leaving the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building, and boarding the Discovery Orbiter. The launch of Discovery is seen from the ground and from an onboard camera.
Footage shows the docking of the Discovery Orbiter with the International Space Station (ISS). The STS-102 crew (Commander James D. Wetherbee, Pilot James M. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Andrew S. W. Thomas and Paul Richards) and the Expedition 2 crew (James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms, and Yuriy V. Usachev) are seen greeting the Expedition 1 crew (William M. Shepherd, Yuri P. Gidzenko, and Sergei K. Krikalev) after Commander Wetherbee opens the hatch connecting Discovery to the ISS.
Jim Voss and Yuriy Usachev are seen helping Susan Helms prepare for the Reflex Experiment: Effects of Altered Gravity on the Spinal Cord. External shots show the payload bay of Discovery and as Discovery orbits, China is seen from space. STS-102 Commander Jim Wetherbee and Expedition 2 Commander Yuriy V. Usachev answer questions from the President of the Italian Space Agency during an in-flight interview.
Footage shows STS-102 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards preparing for and performing their spacewalks. The cameras in Discovery's payload bay show Discovery and the robotic arm against a backdrop of Earth.
On this 10th day of the STS-102 mission, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards are seen in the Destiny Laboratory Module as they answer questions about the mission in an in-flight interview.
On this 11th day of the STS-102 mission, Discovery Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas and Expedition 1 Commander Bill Shepherd are seen closing the hatch of the Leonardo Module. External shots show the Leonardo Module undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) and being moved via robotic arm into the payload bay of Discovery.
On this 13th day of the STS-102 mission, the Expedition 1 crew, William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev, answers questions about their extended mission and the International Space Station (ISS).
On this fourth day of the STS-102 mission, Expedition 2 crewmembers Jim Voss and Susan Helms are seen preparing for and performing their spacewalks. Discovery Pilot Jim Kelly is shown maneuvering the robotic arm as he helps Helms and Voss to install the Third Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) to the Unity Module on the International Space Station (ISS).
STS-100 Mission Specialist Umberto Guidoni is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut and his career path. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, the rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and installation and capabilities of the Space Station robotic arm, UHF antenna, and Rafaello Logistics Module. Guidoni then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.
STS-100 Commander Kent Rominger is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut and his career path. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, the rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and installation and capabilities of the Space Station robotic arm, UHF antenna, and Rafaello Logistics Module. Rominger then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.
STS-100 Mission Specialist John Phillips is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut and his career path. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, the rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and installation and capabilities of the Space Station robotic arm, UHF antenna, and Rafaello Logistics Module. Phillips then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.
STS-100 Pilot Jeff Ashby is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut and his career path. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, the rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and installation and capabilities of the Space Station robotic arm, UHF antenna, and Rafaello Logistics Module. Ashby then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.
STS-100 Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut and his career path. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, the rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and installation and capabilities of the Space Station robotic arm, UHF antenna, and Rafaello Logistics Module. Parazynski then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.
STS-100 Mission Specialist Yuri Lonchakov is seen being interviewed. He answers questions about his inspiration to become an astronaut and his career path. He gives details on the mission's goals and significance, the rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission's spacewalks, and installation and capabilities of the Space Station robotic arm, UHF antenna, and Rafaello Logistics Module. Lonchakov then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.