The pilot of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission is rookie astronaut Chris Ferguson. The Navy captain was born in Philadelphia. Ferguson talks about becoming an astronaut and preparing for the challenging station construction mission in this pre-flight interview.
Source: NASA-JSC (32 min 50 sec QT 6 Broadband file)
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