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Space shuttle Atlantis lands on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33 at 11:44 a.m. EDT to conclude the successful STS-112 mission as seen live on NASA TV. (1min 34sec file)
The powerful tracking camera in Cocoa Beach follows shuttle Atlantis as it makes a wide sweeping 291-degree right overhead turn to align with the runway. (1min 32sec file)
A camera mounted at the north end of the shuttle runway shows Atlantis falling from the sky, touching down and rolling to the viewer. (1min 07sec file)
A camera mounted at the south end of the shuttle runway shows the back end of Atlantis as the ship sails for touchdown. (47sec file)
This tower camera located on the west side of the runway shows Atlantis' landing and rollout with the Vehicle Assembly Building, shuttle hangars and launch pads in the background. (1min 08sec file)
This side view of landing was filmed from a camera tower to the east of the Shuttle Landing Facility. (54sec file)
Atlantis swoops in and touches down on Runway 33 as seen from the mid-field camera position. (54sec file)
The final moments of Atlantis' flight and landing are captured in this spectular video from a camera atop the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building. (1min 07sec file)
Atlantis commander Jeff Ashby speaks for his crew during a statement on the runway after all six astronauts climbed out of the shuttle. (40sec file)
Shuttle program integration manager Linda Ham gives an update on shuttle and station issues and problems following the landing of Atlantis. (4min 37sec file)
All six Atlantis astronauts talk to reporters at Kennedy Space Center in the post-landing news conference about five hours after their homecoming. (18min 32sec file)
Entry Flight Director John Shannon briefs the news media on preparations for the space shuttle Atlantis' return to Earth. (5min 30sec file)
The shuttle astronauts say their good-byes to the space station residents in this tearful farewell ceremony prior to Atlantis' undocking. (4min 02sec file)
Expedition 5 commander Valery Korzun attaches the docking target to the outer hatch of the space station before closing the hatchway in preparation for Atlantis' departure. (1min 09sec file)
With a final handshake between Expedition 5 commander Valery Korzun and Atlantis commander Jeff Ashby, the two men close the hatches on their respective spacecraft for undocking. (2min 37sec file)
As seen by the station's new external camera on the S1 truss, the shuttle Atlantis undocks from the Destiny laboratory module after a week-long stay. (1min 47sec file)
Mission operations representative Bob Castle briefs the news media following the undocking of Atlantis from the International Space Station. (4min 57sec file)
Shuttle flight director Phil Engelauf and station flight director Mark Kirasich brief reporters on the progress of Atlantis' mission on Flight Day 9. (13min 54sec)
Deployment of the S1 radiator. Two more arrays on the truss will be deployed in 2003. (2min 37sec)
David Wolf pauses during the spacewalk to provide more stunning views of the space shuttle and fellow spacewalker Piers Sellers during an orbital sunrise. Source video: NASA (2min 22sec QuickTime file).
As seen through a helmet-mounted camera, the spacewalkers work to remove a no-longer-needed drag link bar that supported one of the keel pin structures on the S1 truss. (2min 10sec)
The two spacewalkers wave at each other during their work outside the international space station. Source video: NASA (17sec QuickTime file).
After more than six hours, the spacewalkers return to the Quest airlock and close the outer cover to conclude the third and final EVA of Atlantis' mission. (1min 17sec)
Bob Castle, mission operations representative; Ron Torcivia, Launch Package Manager; and Oscar Koehler, the STS-112 lead EVA officer brief the news media following the third spacewalk of the mission. (13min 31sec)
The six shuttle Atlantis astronauts and the three Expedition Five crew members hold the in-flight crew news conference in the Destiny lab module. (28 min 40 sec)
The S1 radiator assembly is rotated as part of the checkout procedure for the truss. Source video: NASA (2min 37sec QuickTime file).
Atlantis astronaut Fyodor Yurchikhin closes the inner hatch of the Quest airlock in preparation for depressurization of the outer compartment for the spacewalk. (21sec)
As seen through downlink sequential still imagery, astronaut Piers Sellers makes his way out of the Quest airlock module at the start of his second spacewalk. (1min 25sec)
With the Earth spinning by, David Wolf climbs out of the airlock to join Piers Sellers on another spacewalk. (1min 29sec)
Described as "Wow!" by the shuttle crew, this panorama from David Wolf's helmetcam shows the space station and docked Atlantis from outer end of S1 truss. (1min 08sec)
How do you get from one part of the station to another? Watch as David Wolf climbs from S1 to the Quest module to meet up with Piers Sellers to retrieve a camera package. (2min 46sec)
Piers Sellers rides on the space station's robotic arm from Quest to S1 carrying a package containing an external TV camera for installation to the complex. (1min 59sec)
Spacewalkers sing the "CETA Song" as the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid cart is unlocked and moved on the rail tracks of the S1 truss. (1min 54sec)
Robert Castle, mission operations representative; Ron Torcivia, Launch Package Manager; and Oscar Koehler, the STS-112 lead EVA officer brief the news media following the second spacewalk of the mission. (14min 54sec)
Bill Harwood and Peter King of CBS News interview Atlantis astronauts Dave Wolf, Piers Sellers and Sandra Magnus. (9min 13sec)
Miles O'Brien and Chuck Roberts interview Atlantis astronauts Dave Wolf, Piers Sellers and Sandra Magnus for CNN Headline News. (5min 34sec)
Ron Torcivia, Launch Package Manager; Milt Heflin, mission operations representative; and Oscar Koehler, the STS-112 lead EVA officer brief the news media following the first spacewalk of the mission. (13min 31sec)
The S1 truss is lifted from Atlantis' payload bay by the space station's robot arm, operated by station science officer Peggy Whitson. (3min 20sec)
Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers leave the Quest airlock to start the first spacewalk of the mission. (1min 27sec)
Dave Wolf works to make connections between the space station's S0 and, newly installed, S1 trusses. (31sec)
Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers work on the Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) cart. (1min 28sec)
Space shuttle Atlantis closes in on the International Space Station. The station's docking adapter is visible in the lower part of this view. (1 min 18 sec)
Space shuttle Atlantis docks to the international space station at 11:17 a.m. EDT over western China. (38 sec)
Another view of Atlantis' docking to the international space station is captured by this different camera in the shuttle's payload bay. (2 min)
Briefing the news media on the progress of the mission are Milt Heflin, mission operations representative, and Phil Engelauf, STS-112 lead shuttle flight director. (13 min 46 sec)
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis is welcomed aboard the International Space Station by the Expedition 5 crew. (1 min 10 sec)
A feature package from NASA provides an overview of the STS-112 mission to deliver the S1 truss to the International Space Station (6 min 33 sec)
The six-member crew of space shuttle are introduced in this feature package from NASA's Johnson Space Center (11 min 24 sec)
An introduction to the space station's S1 truss, the latest addition to Alpha's "backbone", installed on mission STS-112. (4 min 36 sec)
The major tasks for the first spacewalk, or EVA, of mission STS-112 are described in this feature package from NASA. (5 min 11 sec)
The major tasks for the second spacewalk, or EVA, of mission STS-112 are described in this feature package from NASA. (1min 54sec)
The major tasks for the third and final spacewalk, or EVA, of mission STS-112 are described in this feature package from NASA. (2min 22sec)
A camera mounted to the external tank captured this stunning view of space shuttle Atlantis' ignition and launch. (1min 06sec file)
This combined video from two tracking stations receiving the onboard 'shuttlecam' footage follows Atlantis from the final seconds of the countdown through separation of the solid rocket boosters. (2min 26sec file)
Space shuttle Atlantis separates from the no-longer needed external fuel tank just under nine minutes into the flight. (24sec file)
CAPCOM Ken Ham radios a report about the shuttlecam from Mission Control to Atlantis commander Jeff Ashby shortly after launch. (37sec file)
Computer animation shows what the external tank-mounted video camera should see during launch of space shuttle Atlantis. (1min 04sec file)
Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off at 3:46 p.m. EDT with the S1 truss segment as seen live on NASA Television. (31sec file)
The tracking camera located on the beach to the southeast of pad 39B follows Atlantis from launch through solid rocket boosters falling away. (3min 00sec file)
The powerful tracking camera at Playalinda Beach closely follows shuttle Atlantis from departure at the launch pad through jettison of the twin solid rocket motors. (2min 14sec file)
This tracking camera watches Atlantis' afternoon blastoff from a position downrange from the launch site. (2min 26sec file)
Orbiter Television (OTV) camera 170 captures a closeup of main engine ignition and liftoff. (17sec file)
Orbiter Television (OTV) camera 171 provides a full-pad view of Atlantis' ignition and launch from pad 39B. (20sec file)
Atlantis' launch to begin an 11-day mission as seen from the Complex 39 Press Site at Kennedy Space Center. (34sec file)
Atlantis' main engines roar to life, sending a cloud of steam billowing. The solid rocket boosters then light to propel the ship into the sky as captured by this camera in front of the pad. (34sec file)
A camera tower to the west of launch pad 39B near the Shuttle Landing Facility provides this beautiful angle of liftoff. (29sec file)
The launch view from Orbiter Television Camera 160, located atop the water tower at pad 39B. (24sec file)
Atlantis' launch as seen from a camera top the roof of Kennedy Space Center's 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building. (40sec file)
Located to the east is the pad perimeter camera, which shows this view of the shuttles liftoff from pad 39B. (20sec file)
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe answers reporters questions on a wide range of topics during a news conference following the launch of space shuttle Atlantis. (27min 09sec file)
Watch the post-launch status news conference with Mission Management Team chairman Jim Halsell and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach. (15min 21sec file)
Atlantis' two 60-foot long payload bay doors are swung open by the astronauts after the shuttle successfully reached orbit. (2min 36sec file)
Atlantis' six astronauts walk out of their quarters and board the AstroVan for the ride to launch pad 39B. (55sec file)
An in-cabin camera shows Atlantis Commander Jeff Ashby climbing into his seat -- the front-left seat on the flight deck of the shuttle. (1min 00sec file)
Members of the Orbiter Closeout Crew help Pilot Pam Melroy into her front-right seat on Atlantis' flight deck. (2min 01sec file)
Mission specialist No. 3 Piers Sellers crawls to his aft-right seat on the flight deck behind the pilot. (41sec file)
Mission specialist No. 1 Dave Wolf enters Atlantis' hatch and takes the left seat on the shuttle's lower middeck. (57sec file)
The Orbiter Closeout Crew swings Atlantis' crew module hatch closed so it can been latched and sealed for launch. NASA (40sec file)