Space station video
Posted: May 5, 2003

This collection of video clips follow the launch of the Expedition 7 crew to continue human presence aboard the international space station and the return of Expedition 6. The movies are available for our Spaceflight Now Plus service subscribers.

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Expedition 6 post-flight news conference
Star City
The three-man Expedition 6 crew holds a post-flight news conference with reporters in Star City, Russia on May 6. (39min 52sec file)
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Expedition 6 interviews
Budarin
An interview on May 5 with Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 6 flight engineer Nikolai Budarin in Star City. (10min 25sec file)
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Pettit
An interview on May 5 with NASA ISS science officer and Expedition 6 flight engineer Don Pettit in Star City. (9min 46sec file)
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Return to Earth for Expedition 6 crew
Commander
Expedition 6 commander Ken Bowersox is interviewed by NASA's Rob Navias aboard an aircraft following return to Earth aboard the Russian Soyuz capsule a few hours earlier. (5min 30sec file)
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Station manager
An interview with NASA's space station program manager Bill Gerstenmaier on May 4 after the off-course landing of Expedition 6. (5min 38sec file)
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Bob Cabana
An interview on May 4 with NASA's director of flight crew operations, former astronaut Bob Cabana. (5min 01sec file)
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Astana arrival
Riding aboard a helicopter from the landing site, the Expedition 6 crew arrives at the Kazakh capital of Astana. (2min 44sec file)
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Welcoming
A crowd greets Expedition 6 at the Astana airport before the crew climbs aboard a plane for the trip to Star City in the hours after landing. (1min 39sec file)
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Star City chat
A conversation between commander Ken Bowersox and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe in Star City on landing day features a recap of the Expedition 6's ballistic reentry and the G-loads the crew experienced. (13min 45sec file)
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Expedition 6 departs space station
Command change
A formal change-of-command ceremony is performed aboard the international space station's Destiny lab module as Expedition 6 hands the outpost to Expedition 7. (2min 50sec file)
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NASA boss calls
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe calls the Expedition 6 and 7 crews after the change-of-command ceremony. (3min 05sec file)
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Farewell
The Expedition 6 crew makes its final farewell comments and then boards the Soyuz TMA-1 capsule in preparation for departing the space station. (5min 12sec file)
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Undocking
After an extended five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the international space station, the Expedition 6 crew undocks from the orbiting lab complex aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-1 capsule on May 3. (4min 51sec file)
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U.S. television interviews
CBS
The Expedition 6 and Expedition 7 crews are interviewed live by CBS' The Early Show on May 2. (4min 09sec file)
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CNN
CNN's Miles O'Brien interviews the Expedition 6 and Expedition 7 crews on their last full day together before the outgoing crew returns to Earth. (5min 12sec file)
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Narrated video packages
Expedition 6 review
A recap of the sixth Expedition crew's mission aboard the space station and the impact from the Columbia tragedy is provided in this movie. (7min 23sec file)
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Expedition 7 launch
This movie provides an overview of the Expedition 7 launch and handover from the station's current resident crew. (3min 42sec file)
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Expedition 7 crew
Meet the two-man crew of Expedition 7 -- commander Yuri Malenchenko and flight engineer Ed Lu -- in this movie about the veteran space travelers. (4min 01sec file)
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The Soyuz
An overview of the Russian Soyuz rocket and TMA capsule is provided in this commentary by NASA spokesman Kyle Herring. (5min 27sec file)
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News media events
U.S. conference
The Expedition 6 and 7 crews gather in the Destiny laboratory module for an in-flight news conference with reporters at the Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Space Center on April 29. (12min 07sec file)
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Russian media
A Russian television interview opportunity is held on May 1 with the joint Expedition 6 and 7 crews aboard the space station. (9min 21sec file)
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Soyuz TMA-2 arrives at station
Soyuz approaching
Views from the international space station show the approaching Russian Soyuz capsule with the Expedition 7 crew onboard. (3min 32sec file)
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Contact and capture
A camera on the front of the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft captures this view of the final approach and docking to the international space station's Zarya module. (5min 09sec file)
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Station's view
This close-up view of the Soyuz docking to the space station's Zarya module was captured from inside the complex. (2min 02sec file)
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Truss camera
The external camera mounted on the space station's Starboard 1 truss structure provides this view of the Soyuz linking up with the Zarya module. (1min 30sec file)
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Hatch opening
The hatchway between the Soyuz capsule and international space station is opened, allowing Expedition 7 to float into their new home. (1min 08sec file)
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Welcome aboard
This alternate camera view aboard the international space station shows a different angle of hatch opening and the Expedition 7 crew boarding the complex. (2min 04sec file)
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VIPs call
Russian and American space officials call the Expedition 6 and 7 crews aboard the international space station. (5min 59sec file)
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News conference
Russian and NASA senior managers hold a news conference following the successful docking of Expedition 7's Soyuz to the station. (16min 51sec file)
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Expedition 7 launch day coverage
Suiting up
Expedition 7 commander Yuri Malenchenko suits up in preparation for launch. (1min 04sec file)
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Lu suits up
Expedition 7 flight engineer Ed Lu dons his spacesuit during the final hours of the countdown. (3min 55sec file)
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Checking the suit
A standard pre-launch check is performed on NASA astronaut Ed Lu's spacesuit. (1min 01sec file)
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Heading for the pad
Commander Yuri Malenchenko and flight engineer Ed Lu depart the suit-up facility to board the bus for the ride the launch pad. (1min 02sec file)
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Bus ride
With the Expedition 7 crew aboard, a bus and its convoy head for the Soyuz launch pad. (51sec file)
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At the pad
Expedition 7 crew is greeted by a large crowd at the launch pad before climbing into the Soyuz capsule. (56ssec file)
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Launch!
The Russian Soyuz rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying the Expedition 7 crew to the international space station. (11min 00sec file)
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Close-up view
An alternate camera angle provides a closeup view of the Soyuz rocket lifting off from the launch pad. (34sec file)
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News conference
A post-launch news conference is held in from Korolev, Russia shortly after Expedition 7 reached orbit. (4min 22sec file)
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Fred Gregory
An interview with NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory following the launch of Expedition 7. (2min 56sec file)
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Michael Kostelnik
An interview with NASA's Michael Kostelnik, the deputy associate administrator for the space shuttle and international space station programs, after the Expedition 7 liftoff. (4min 55sec file)
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Charlie Precourt
A post-launch interview with deputy manager of the international space station program and former astronaut, Charlie Precourt. (3min 11sec file)
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Christine Romero
Astronaut Ed Lu's fiancee, Christine Romero, is interviewed at Baikonur shortly after the launch. (2min 40sec file)
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Soyuz rocket rollout coverage
Final assembly
The Soyuz rocket to launch Expedition 7 undergoes final preparations for the flight, including the installation of the escape tower. (5min 29sec file)
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Rolling to the pad
The Russian Soyuz rocket is transported from its hangar to the launch pad via railtracks. (6min 10sec file)
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Going vertical
After arriving at the launch pad, the Soyuz rocket is lifted upright and then enclosed by ground support structures. (4min 33sec file)
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Heading for the pad
Commander Yuri Malenchenko and flight engineer Ed Lu depart the suit-up facility to board the bus for the ride the launch pad. (1min 02sec file)
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Jefferson Davis Howell
An interview with Johnson Space Center Director Jefferson Davis Howell. (1min 14sec file)
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Michael Foale
The backup Expedition 7 crewmember Michael Foale is interviewed at the Soyuz launch pad after rollout of the vehicle for this mission. (1min 47sec file)
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Bob Cabana
An interview with NASA's director of flight crew operations, former astronaut Bob Cabana. (1min 07sec file)
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Kent Rominger
A post-rollout interview with chief NASA astronaut Kent Rominger. (1min 53sec file)
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Crew pre-launch news conference
Day before launch
The prime and backup Expedition 7 crewmembers hold their final pre-launch news conference. (8min 44sec file)
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Interviews with the Expedition 7 crew
Commander
A pre-flight interview with Expedition 7 commander Yuri Malenchenko. (14min 54sec file)
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Flight engineer
A pre-flight interview with Expedition 7 flight engineer and science officer Ed Lu. (15min 05sec file)
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Pre-flight traditions
Book signing
Malenchenko and Lu and the backup crew of Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale sign the cosmonaut book within the Gagarin Museum in Star City before departing for the launch site. (1min 56sec file)
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Photo opp
A photo opportunity is held in the Gagarin Museum for the Expedition 7 prime and backup crews. (53sec file)
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Red Square
The prime and backup Expedition 7 crewmembers and their families go to Red Square in Moscow and place flowers along the Kremlin Wall at the plaques of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and Sergei Korolev, the father of Russian spaceflight. (5min 28sec file)
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Pre-flight news conferences
Mission overview
The Expedition 7 mission to the international space station and the landing of Expedition 6 are previewed in this news conference from Johnson Space Center. (94min 31sec file)
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Meet the crew
The Expedition 7 prime and backup crews hold a pre-flight news conference in Star City, Russia. (35min 52sec file)
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