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NASA NTRS2001

STS-106 Post Flight Presentation

Various shots highlight the STS-106 Atlantis mission. Footage shows the crew suiting up and leaving the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building, the launch, and landing. Various on-orbit activities are seen, such as docking with the International Space Station (ISS), the spacewalks, eating, exercising, sleeping, and the crew transferring equipment from Atlantis to ISS. Shots show the southern lights and several shots of Earth can be seen, including views of the Mediterranean Sea and the Italian coastline. Footage shows some areas of interest on the ISS, such as the food preparation area, the sleeping rooms, and the toilet.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-97 Post Flight Presentation

Various shots highlight the STS-97 Endeavour mission. Footage shows the crew suiting up and leaving the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building, the launch, and landing. Various on-orbit activities are seen, such as docking with the International Space Station (ISS), the spacewalks (installing the PV Module P6), array deployment, meeting the Expedition 1 crew, eating, and undocking. Shots show the northern lights and a meteorite entering Earth's atmosphere from above. The Andes can be seen from the Orbiter while the P6 arrays are deploying.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-63 Commander Wetherbee Explains Five Minute Window and Mir Rendezvous

In a preflight interview, Commander James B. Wetherbee of the STS-63 Discovery mission gives an overview of the upcoming rendezvous with Mir and the five minute window in which the rendezvous takes place. Computerized simulations show the docking of the Discovery Orbiter with Mir.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102 Crew Training

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

Video-Based Sensor for Robotic Position and Attitude determination

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has, for the last ten years, developed various video-based sensors for use in automated docking systems. The latest generation of sensor will operate at rates of up to 100 Hz, determining the relative position (X, Y, and Z) and attitude (Roll, Pitch, and Yaw) between the sensor and a small 3-dimensional target, making it suitable for applications in robotic sensing. The Advanced Video Guidance Sensor (AVGS) is designed to track multiple targets at different ranges and determine the position and attitude of each one. The previous generation of video sensor, the Video Guidance Sensor (VGS), was flown twice on the Space Shuttle to test its performance on orbit. One of the tests performed was determining the relative positions and attitudes between the VGS and its target, which was moved to various positions using the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The RMS position data and VGS measured data were analyzed after the flights, with good correlation between the position and attitude data of the two data sets. The test using the RMS gives a good idea of the ability of the use of the AVGS as a sensor for end-effector position and attitude determination.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-102 Crew Activity Report/Flight Day 3 Highlights

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

System Report for the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Experiment

This systems report describes how the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) experiment was developed. Pertinent design parameters are discussed, along with mission information and system requirements to successfully complete the mission. Environmental testing was performed on the OPM to certify it for spaceflight. This testing included vibration, thermal vacuum, electromagnetic interference and conductance, and toxicity tests. Instrument and monitor subsystem performances, including the reflectometer, vacuum ultraviolet, total integrated scatter, atomic oxygen monitor, irradiance monitor, and molecular contamination monitor during the mission are discussed. The OPM experiment was launched aboard the Space Shuttle on mission STS-81 in January 1997 and transferred to the Mir space station. An extravehicular activity (EVA) was performed in April 1997 to attach the OPM experiment to the outside of the Mir/Shuttle Docking Module for space environment exposure. The OPM conducted in situ measurements of a number of material samples. These data may be found in the OPM Science Report. OPM was retrieved during an EVA in January 1998 and was returned to Earth on board the Space Shuttle on mission STS-89.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: Umberto Guidoni

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: Kent Rominger

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: John Phillips

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: Jeff Ashby

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: Scott Parazynski

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.

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NASA NTRS2001

STS-100 Crew Interview: Yuri Lonchakov

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.

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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 NTRS2000

ISS Service Module Pre-Launch

Various shots show Discovery at the launch pad during the final 30-minute countdown. The prelaunch conditions are described and information is given on the upcoming launch and the orbiter's docking with the International Space Station (ISS). A brief collage of rollout and launch footage of STS-92 Endeavour commemorates the 100th Space Shuttle mission and the 100th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra (also seen). The music of '2001: A Space Odyssey) is played by the orchestra.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-101 Mission Overview Briefing

Phil Engelauf, STS-101 Lead Flight Director, Paul Hill, STS-101 ISS Lead Flight Director, and Sharon Castle, STS-101 Package Manager, give an overview of the objectives and activities of the upcoming mission in this preflight press conference. Computerized animations show the configuration of the payload bay and the docking and flyaround of Atlantis and the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Engelauf, Mr. Hill, and Ms. Castle then answer questions from the press.

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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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