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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102/Expedition 2 Pre-Flight News Conference

The crew of STS-102 (Commander James Wetherbee, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards) and Expedition 2 (Commander Yuriy Usachev and Flight Engineers James Voss and Susan Helms) are seen during this prelaunch press conference. Each crewmember describes his or her role in the mission, describing the spacewalks and transfer of supplies from the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the Destiny Laboratory. They then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: Chris Hadfield

STS-100 Mission Specialist Chris Hadfield 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. Hadfield then discusses his views about space exploration as it becomes an international collaboration.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102 Prelaunch Press Conference

Joel Wells, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Ron Dittemore, NASA Shuttle Program Manager, Tommy Holloway, NASA International Space Station Program Manager, Dave King, NASA Director of Shuttle Processing, and Captain Clif Stargardt, US Air Force Meteorologist, in this STS-102 prelaunch press conference. The men give an overview of the prelaunch processing for the Discovery Orbiter (such as the PRSD loading) and give a weather forecast for launch. They then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102 Countdown Status

George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Jeff Spaulding, NASA Test Director, Glenn Chin, Leonardo Payload Manager, and Ed Priselac, Shuttle Weather Officer, in this STS-102 prelaunch press conference. Mr. Spaulding gives an overview of the status of the Discovery Orbiter, including the prelaunch procedures (payload inspection and closure, avionics check, and the loading of the onboard cyrogenic tanks), the countdown and built in time holds, launch window, Discovery launch, and the landing. Mr. Chin discusses the payload status, including specifications on the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, and the hardware contamination inspection. Mr. Priselac describes the weather forecast for the upcoming launch. The men then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102 Countdown Status Briefing

Joel Wells, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Pete Nickolenko, NASA Test Director, Glenn Chin, Leonardo Mission Manager, and Ed Priselac, Shuttle Weather Officer, in this STS-102 prelaunch press conference. Mr. Nickolenko gives an overview of the countdown and built-in hold times, the launch window, and prelaunch activities (such as activation and checkout of the onboard computer systems, closing the payload bay doors, servicing of the onboard cryogenic cell tanks, main engine tests, and power-up of the ground communications systems). Mr. Chin confirms that the payload is in the final flight configuration and is ready for launch. Mr. Priselac gives the weather forecast for the launch date. The men then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102 Flight Crew Post-Landing Press Conference

Joel Wells, NASA Public Affairs, introduces STS-102 Commander Jim Wetherbee in this post-landing press conference. Commander Wetherbee gives a brief statement about the success of the mission and answers questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-106 TCDT Photo Opportunity

STS-106 crewmembers Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, and Boris V. Morukov are seen during the Terminal Countdown and Demonstration Test (TCDT) activity of meeting the press. Each crewmember introduces himself and then they answer questions from the press about the upcoming mission.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Training

Footage shows the crew of STS-100, Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov, during various parts of their training, including the crew photo session, postlanding egress, extravehicular activity (EVA) large tool training, EVA training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), secondary payload training, and during VHF training.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Activity Report: Flight Day 3 Highlights

On this third day of the STS-100 mission, the crewmembers of Endeavour (Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov) are seen during preparations for the upcoming spacewalk, installation of the Canadian Robot Arm, and the docking of Endeavour with the International Space Station (ISS). The docking is shown, and Endeavour is seen against a backdrop of Earth as it passes over the Pacific Ocean while it approaches the southern tip of South America.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Activity Report: Flight Day 1 Highlights

On this first day of the STS-100 mission, the crewmembers of Endeavour, Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov, are seen during various prelaunch activities, including the ceremonial breakfast, suit-up, departure from the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building, and boarding Endeavour. The launch of the orbiter is shown.

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STS-100 Crew Activity Report: Flight Day 8 Highlights

On this eighth day of the STS-100 Endeavour mission, Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield and Scott Parazynski are seen preparing for and performing their spacewalks as they check the connections between the Destiny Laboratory Module and the Canadian Robotic Arm, remove an early communications antenna from the Unity Module, and confirm power connections for the Canadian Robotic Arm. Commander Kent Rominger is seen during a workout on Endeavour's ergometer.

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STS-100 Crew Activity Report: Flight Day 5 Highlights

On this fifth day of the STS-100 mission, the crews of Endeavour (Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov) and the Expedition 2 crew (Commander Yuriy Usachev and Flight Engineers James Voss and Susan Helms) are seen greeting each other after opening the connecting hatches between Endeavour and the International Space Station (ISS). Parazynski uses the newly installed Canadian Robotic Arm to lift the Rafaello Module out of the payload bay of Endeavour and install it onto the Destiny Laboratory Module on the ISS. Ashby, Hadfield, and Parazynski answer questions about the mission during an on-orbit press conference. Ashby and Parazynski give a guided video tour of the interior of the ISS/Endeavour complex.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Activity Report: Flight Day 2 Highlights

On this second day of the STS-100 mission, the crewmembers of Endeavour (Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov) are seen during various preparations for the upcoming docking procedure with the International Space Station (ISS). Footage shows Hadfield and Parazynski checking their spacesuits and the tools they will use on the first spacewalk. The Shuttle's robotic arm is used to survey the payload bay of Endeavour and to check on the Canadian Robotic Arm. Expedition 2 crewmembers Susan Helms and Jim Voss are seen in the Destiny Laboratory Module. The Canadian Robotic Arm is shown against a backdrop of Earth after it unfolds from the payload bay.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Flight Day 12 Highlights

On this twelfth day of the STS-100 mission, the crewmembers of Atlantis, Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov, are seen in an on-orbit press conference as they answer questions from the press. Also shown is the approach and dock of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition 2 crew, Commander Yuriy Usachev and Flight Engineers James Voss and Susan Helms, and the Soyuz crew greet each other and welcome space tourist Dennis Tito to the ISS.

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STS-100 Crew Activity Report: Flight Day 7 Highlights

On this seventh day of the STS-100 mission, the crewmembers of Endeavour, Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby, and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, and Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov, are seen as they unload equipment from the Rafaello Logistics Module. Guidoni and Rominger answer questions from the Italian and European Space Agencies in an on-orbit press conference. The computer glitch that delayed tests on the Canadian Robotic Arm and another boost to the International Space Station (ISS) is described.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Flight Day 10 Highlights

On this tenth day of the STS-100 mission, the computer problems that delayed tests on the Canadian robotic arm are discussed between the Atlantis and Mission Ground Control. The Canadian robotic arm is seen after it lifts Spacelab from the pallet on Atlantis and moves to meet the Space Shuttle's robotic arm as it 'hands over' Spacelab to the smaller robotic arm. The Canadian robotic arm with Spacelab are seen against a backdrop of Earth as the Space Shuttle and International Space Station pass to the northeast of Australia.

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STS-100 Flight Day 9 Highlights

On this ninth day of the STS-100 mission, Commander Kent Rominger and Mission Specialist Chris Hadfield answer questions about the mission in an on-orbit press conference. The Expedition 2 crew, Commander Yuriy Usachev and Flight Engineers James Voss and Susan Helms, answer questions about their mission and the Canadian Robotic Arm in another on-orbit press conference. The Rafaello Logistics Module is removed from the Unity Module on the International Space Station and transfers it to the payload bay of Atlantis.

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STS-100 Flight Day 11 Highlights

On this eleventh day of the STS-100 mission, the Atlantis Orbiter undocks from the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is seen against a backdrop of Earth and space as Atlantis performs its flyaround of the station.

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