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  BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Follow the progress of the Expedition Two crew's stay aboard the international space station as well as the STS-100 flight of space shuttle Endeavour. Reload this page for the very latest. Read our earlier status center coverage.
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 Now showing Recent additions to our Mission Theater service (subscribers only): 
Spacewalking Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield unfolds the Canadarm 2 space station robot arm from its craddle.PLAY (2.7MB, 5min 13sec QuickTime file) 
Scott Parazynski deploys a UHF antenna on the exterior of the Destiny laboratory module during the first spacewalk of the mission.PLAY (226k, 46sec QuickTime file) 
Endeavour docks with the International Space Station at 9:59 a.m. EDT as seen live of NASA TV in sequential still video.PLAY (554k, 5min 2sec QuickTime file) 
A narrated summary of what lies ahead for the crew of space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100.PLAY (2.5MB, 8min 22sec QuickTime file) 
Space shuttle Endeavour's lift off from the Kennedy Space Center as broadcast live on NASA TV.PLAY (744k, 45sec QuickTime file) 
NASA's narrated crew activity report for Flight Day One covers Endeavour's countdown and launch from the Kennedy Space Center.PLAY (1.5MB, 3min 13sec QuickTime file) 
The scene inside Endeavour's cockpit from liftoff through to separation of the twin solid rocket boosters.PLAY (909k, 2min 35sec QuickTime file) 
Camera 161, located on the launch pad tower, clearly shows the "twang" that occurs as the main engines ignite flexing the entire vehicle.PLAY (144k, 16sec QuickTime file) 
A powerful tracking camera located near the beach at launch pad 39A shows the beginning of Endeavour's trip to space.PLAY (172k, 24sec QuickTime file) 
Perched atop pad 39A's water tower, Camera 060 provides a shaking view of shuttle Endeavour's departure from planet Earth.PLAY (196k, 16sec QuickTime file) 
Endeavour's liftoff is seen from the west at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility runway.PLAY (289k, 32sec QuickTime file) See our full listing of video clips. Snapshots Views of Thursday's countdown:  Cockpit camera shows flight deck crewHadfield offers birthday messageAshby helps Parazynski before boarding EndeavourCamera in cockpit shows Rominger strapping inCrew take elevator up to EndeavourAstronauts arrive at the launch padEndeavour on pad 39AAstronauts depart Crew QuartersParazynski holds up sign with messageClose up view of external tank/shuttle umbilicalsAstronauts have pre-flight lunchFinal Inspection Team dwarfed by shuttle on padIce team near solid rocket boostersStatus summary |