 |
 |
|
||||
|
|
||||
 Spaceflight Now Plus Coverage of STS-113 Updated: November 27, 2002 Complete pre-launch and mission coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's voyage to the International Space Station to deliver the P1 truss structure for Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. Find out how to get your subscription for as little as US$5.95/UK£3.95.
|
|
|
|
Video index Video Players Spaceflight Now uses QuickTime and RealVideo to deliver exceptional video and audio quality in fast-loading, compact files. QuickTime 5 is required or RealPlayer version 8.  
The ultimate Apollo 11 DVD  NEW 3-DISC EDITION This exceptional chronicle of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission features new digital transfers of film and television coverage unmatched by any other. U.S. STOREU.K. & WORLDWIDE STOREApollo 15 DVDs  Bring a unique piece of space history to your living room. Two- and six-disc Apollo 15 DVDs will be shipping soon.U.S. STOREU.K. & WORLDWIDE STORE
Hubble Astronomy Now presents Hubble: the space telescope's view of the cosmos. A collection of the best images from the world’s premier space observatory.U.S. STOREU.K. & WORLDWIDE STORE
Apollo 16 NEW! The latest in Apogee Book's acclaimed NASA Mission Reports series features the Apollo 16 expedition to the lunar highland area of Descartes . Includes CD-ROM.U.S. STOREU.K. & WORLDWIDE STORE
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lead shuttle flight director Paul Dye, launch package manager Kim Ulrich and Expedition 5 lead crew surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Jones brief reporters on the status of Endeavour's mission and post-flight medical plans for the station crew. (30min 57sec file)
Take an animated tour of space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay to see the configuration and cargos packed aboard. (41sec file)
Animation shows how the P1 truss will be lifted from the shuttle payload bay, handed to the station's arm and then installed the S0 truss. (1min 03sec file)
Under the control of shuttle commander Jim Wetherbee, Endeavour's robotic arm slowly lifts the P1 truss from the payload bay and manuevers it within reach of the station's arm for a handoff. (3min 59sec file)
See the view out the windows of Endeavour's cockpit as the P1 is maneuvered by the station's arm. (2min 09sec file)
The astronauts pause in the maneuvering of P1 on the end of the station's arm to precisely align the 14.5-ton truss with the attachment point on S0 truss. (45sec file)
The station's Canadarm2 moves P1 to the S0 truss, tripping the "ready-to-latch" indicators. (1min 05 file)
Preview the first spacewalk of Endeavour's mission with this narrated animation. (2min 52sec file)
Mike Lopez-Alegria emerges from the Quest airlock at the start of the third spacewalk of his spaceflight career. (45sec file)
After some setting up, the spacewalkers get to work on their "to do list" of chores on the newly installed P1 truss. (27sec file)
Lopez-Alegria completes the connection of several utility cables from the station to the new P1 truss, routing power and other umbilicals. (57sec file)
The helmet-mounted camera on Lopez-Alegria's spacesuit proves this stunning panorama of the Earth, shuttle Endeavour and fellow spacewalker Herrington while working on the P1 truss. (57sec file)
While working on the top side of P1, Lopez-Alegria mates the final connector in a second batch of utility cabling as seen through his helmetcam. (1min 11sec file)
Lopez-Alegria unbolts the stanchion for the Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly (WETA) from its launch position on P1. (2min 05sec file)
Launch package manager Kim Ulrich, mission operations representative Bob Castle and lead spacewalker officer Dana Weigel brief reporters on the status of Endeavour's mission following installation of P1 and the first spacewalk. (14min 45sec file)
NASA animation shows Endeavour's approach and docking to the orbiting International Space Station. (43sec file)
Marcia Dunn of the Associated Press interviews the Expedition 6 crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour. (10min 21min file)
The station and shuttle crews exchange greetings in the first ship-to-ship call of the rendezvous. (47sec file)
Views of the approaching space shuttle Endeavour are captured in this dramatic footage from the space station. (1min 42sec file)
A camera on the end of the station's Starboard 1 truss sees Endeavour during the final approach and docking with the Earth spinning in the background. (2min 14sec file)
This view of Endeavour's docking to the station is provided by a camera located in the back of the shuttle's payload bay. (1min 54sec file)
This unique view of docking is from the centerline camera in Endeavour's docking port. (3min 29sec file)
The shuttle astronauts and Expedition 6 crew enter the space station after hatch opening. They are welcomed by Expedition 5. (3min 27sec file)
Lead shuttle flight director Paul Dye briefs reporters on the status of Endeavour's mission following docking. (7min 56sec file)
USA Today reporter Traci Watson interviews the Expedition 6 crew of commander Ken Bowersox, flight engineer Nikolai Budarin and science officer Don Pettit. (8min 42sec file)
Marcia Dunn of the Associated Press interviews the Expedition 6 crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour. (10min 21sec file)
The astronauts of Endeavour have given space fans an incredible treat. A video camera was mounted in the cockpit facing the flight deck crew during launch, showing the shaking and flashing of ascent. But what's more, the movie includes the onboard intercom audio that includes the astronauts talking with each other and mission control. (11min 06sec file)
Before signing off for their first sleep period in space, the Endeavour crew gathered on the flight deck for a video message to Earth. Commander Jim Wetherbee offered his thoughts on the trip to space. (1min 37sec file)
Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off at 7:49:47 p.m. EST with the P1 truss segment and Expedition 6 crew en route to the International Space Station as seen live on NASA TV. (2min 27sec file)
A powerful tracking camera in Cocoa Beach follows space shuttle Endeavour's initial ascent. (1min 34sec file)
A close-up view of Endeavour's three liquid-fueled main engines firing to life is captured by OTV camera 070. (11sec file)
Orbiter Television (OTV) camera 071 provides a full-pad view of Endeavour's ignition and launch from pad 39A. (15sec file)
The launch view from Orbiter Television Camera 060, located atop the water tower at pad 39A. (13sec file)
See the "twang" effect the shuttle stack sways back and forth on the launch pad while the main engines are firing but before the solid rocket boosters light. (8sec file)
See the view of liftoff that reporters had with this replay from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site. (23sec file)
Endeavour's launch as seen from a camera top the roof of Kennedy Space Center's 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building. (2min 45sec 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 Endeavour. (36min 11min file)
Shuttle Launch Integration Manager Jim Halsell and Launch Director Mike Leinbach hold the traditional post-launch news conference to review the countdown to Endeavour's liftoff. (11min 28min file)
The astronauts are seated in the dining room of crew quarters for a pre-launch snack before suiting up and heading to the launch pad. (54sec file)
The crew members finish donning their partial pressure suits before heading to the pad to board Endeavour. (1min 37sec file)
The seven astronauts depart their quarters at the Operations & Checkout Building for the ride to launch pad 39A. (1min 11sec file)
NASA Launch director Mike Leinbach informs shuttle commander Jim Wetherbee that Endeavour's launch has been scrubbed due to bad weather at the emergency landing strips in Spain. (46sec file)
Workers repair oxygen line leak beneath the payload bay of space shuttle Endeavour. (1min 26sec file)
NASA commentator George Diller announces the scrub of shuttle Endeavour's launch. (47sec file)
NASA Test Director Steve Altemus tells Endeavour commander Jim Wetherbee that the launch has been scrubbed because of an oxygen leak. (1min 7sec file)
Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach discuss the oxygen leak and plans to reschedule Endeavour's liftoff in the post-scrub news conference. (24min file)
Watch the entire Countdown Status Briefing for Saturday, Nov. 9, with NASA Test Director Pete Nickolenko, Payload Mission Manager Scott Higginbotham and Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters. (9min 45sec file)
Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore, International Space Station Deputy Program Manager Bob Cabana, Director of Shuttle Processing Mike Wetmore and Shuttle Weather Officer Lt. Darren Murphy hold the pre-launch news conference on Nov. 8 for Endeavour's mission. (21min 51sec file)
Watch the entire Countdown Status Briefing for Friday, Nov. 8, with Shuttle Test Director Steve Altemus, Payload Mission Manager Scott Higginbotham and Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters. (12min 04sec file)
The seven astronauts to launch aboard shuttle Endeavour arrive at Kennedy Space Center on the evening of Nov. 7 to begin the final pre-flight preparations. (5min 42sec file)
A new Soyuz lifeboat for the space station is successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (54sec file)
The replacement Soyuz craft docks to the Pirs module of the international space station as seen by a camera on the capsule. (3min 12sec file)
The new external camera on the S1 truss of the international space station, delivered to the outpost last month, provides this unique view of the Soyuz docking. (2min 08sec file)
The Soyuz taxi crew enters the space station and is greeted by the Expedition 5 residents following hatch opening. (2min 40sec file)
Following a farewell ceremony, the taxi crew of commander Sergei Zalyotin, flight engineer Yuri Lonchakov and European Space Agency astronaut Frank DeWinne enter the Soyuz TM-34 capsule and close the hatchway in preparation for undocking. (3min 25sec file)
With the taxi crew aboard, the old Soyuz TM-34 lifeboat, nearing the end of its on-orbit certified life, undocks from the Zarya module of the space station as seen by a camera on the capsule. (1min 06sec file)
An interview with space shuttle Endeavour commander Jim Wetherbee. (8min 18sec file)
An interview with Endeavour pilot Paul Lockhart. (8min 47sec file)
An interview with Endeavour mission specialist No. 1 Mike Lopez-Alergia, one of the mission spacewalkers. (5min 39sec file)
An interview with Endeavour mission specialist No. 2 John Herrington, the shuttle flight engineer and mission's other spacewalker. (5min 19sec file)
An interview with International Space Station Expedition 6 commander Ken Bowersox. (9min 49sec file)
An interview with Expedition 6 flight engineer 1 Nikolai Budarin. (6min 55sec file)
An interview with Expedition 6 science officer Don Pettit. (6min 07sec file)
A detailed overview of Endeavour's mission is presented by Lead Shuttle Flight Director Paul Dye and Lead ISS Flight Director Mark Kirasich. (55min 14sec file)
Bill Gerstenmaier, the International Space Station program manager, gives an update to reporters in advance of Endeavour's mission. (49min 14sec file)
Learn all about the Port 1 truss element that will be launched to the International Space Station by shuttle Endeavour in this briefing by Launch Package Manager Kim Ulrich. (25min 13sec file)
Dana Weigel, the mission's lead EVA officer, previews the three spacewalks to be performed during shuttle Endeavour's flight to the International Space Station. (27min 21sec file)
Endeavour's four astronauts -- commander Jim Wetherbee, pilot Paul Lockhart and mission specialists Mike Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington -- and the three Expedition 6 crew members hold the traditional pre-flight crew news conference at Johnson Space Center. (46min 54sec file)
The four-month Expedition 6 mission and planned science objectives are previewed by Increment Manager Melissa Gard, Increment Scientist Vic Cooley and Payload Operations Director Lamar Stacy. Source video: NASA (54min 20sec QuickTime file)
The three-man Expedition 6 crew -- commander Ken Bowersox, flight engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA science officer Don Pettit -- discuss their upcoming mission. (46min 42sec file)
The seven astronauts to launch aboard Endeavour preview their mission to reporters at Kennedy Space Center on October 18 following the completion of the countdown dress rehearsal. (28min 48sec file)
Riding on its 77-wheel transporter, space shuttle Endeavour is backed out of its Orbiter Processing Facility hangar. (1min 41sec file)
Endeavour makes the quarter-mile move from the hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for mating with its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launching platform. (2min 03sec file)
Space shuttle Endeavour begins its 3.5-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39A in the middle of the night on October 12. (1min 34sec file)
The Port 1, or P1, truss is lifted from the test stand at Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility in preparation for shipment to launch pad 39A. (1min 22sec file)
The P1 truss rides an overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility from the test stand to the transportation canister. (2min 30sec file)
The overhead crane slowly lowers the P1 truss into the canister that will transport the station structure to launch pad 39A. (2min 57sec file)
Enclosed within the special transport canister, the P1 truss arrives at pad 39A and is lifted into the Rotating Service Structure. (2min 54sec file)
In the Rotating Service Structure's Payload Changeout Room, the canister is opened to reveal the P1 truss for its unloading. The truss will wait in the changeout room until Endeavour arrives at the pad for installation into the shuttle's payload bay. (1min 00sec file)
The P1 truss, the next piece of the space station's truss backbone, is loaded into shuttle Endeavour's payload bay at launch pad 39A. (2min 10sec file)
With P1 packed inside, space shuttle Endeavour's twin payload bay doors are closed for launch. (2min 09sec file)