| STS-115: Launch Minus 2 Day countdown status |
Posted: August 25, 2006
Duration: 18 min 42 sec
The Launch Minus-2 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 25 to report on the progress of Atlantis' countdown to launch. |  |
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| STS-115: Crew arrives for launch |
Posted: August 24, 2006
Duration: 6 min 23 sec
Atlantis' six astronauts arrive at the Kennedy Space Center from Houston aboard T-38 training jets to begin their final preparations for launch on mission STS-115. Crew members make brief comments after the arrival to reporters gathered at the runway. |  |
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| STS-115: Launch Minus 3 Day countdown status |
Posted: August 24, 2006
Duration: 22 min 15 sec
To preview the start of space shuttle Atlantis' launch countdown and detail the early weather forecast, the Launch Minus-3 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 10 a.m. EDT on August 24 from Kennedy Space Center. |  |
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| STS-115 astronaut interviews: Commander Brent Jett |
Posted: August 22, 2006
Duration: 32 min 41 sec
NASA astronaut Brent Jett led the space shuttle crew that delivered the first set of U.S. power-generating solar arrays to the International Space Station. He returns to orbit as commander of mission STS-115 to oversee deployment of the second solar wing truss. Jett previews Atlantis' mission, his fourth spaceflight overall, in this interview. |  |
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| STS-115 astronaut interviews: Pilot Chris Ferguson |
Posted: August 22, 2006
Duration: 32 min 50 sec
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. |  |
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| STS-115 astronaut interviews: Mission Specialist Joe Tanner |
Posted: August 21, 2006
Duration: 40 min 27 sec
When you talk about unfurling giant solar array wings from the space station, astronaut Joe Tanner is an expert. He flew on the STS-97 shuttle mission that delivered the first set of power-generating arrays to the outpost. He returns to space as mission specialist No. 1 on Atlantis' STS-115 mission to conduct the first and third spacewalks. Watch the preflight interview with this Illinois native. |  |
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| STS-115 astronaut interviews: Mission Specialist Dan Burbank |
Posted: August 21, 2006
Duration: 58 min 35 sec
This is an indepth interview with Dan Burbank, a veteran astronaut who will serve as the flight engineer and a spacewalker during the second EVA of Atlantis' STS-115 mission. The Connecticut native is a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard and has made over 300 search and rescue flights. |  |
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| STS-115 astronaut interviews: Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper |
Posted: August 21, 2006
Duration: 37 min 25 sec
Minnesota native Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper served in the U.S. Navy before becoming as astronaut. As mission specialist No. 3 aboard space shuttle Atlantis, Piper will conduct the first and third spacewalks on the space station construction mission. Piper talks about her life and previews STS-115, which will be her first spaceflight, in this interview. |  |
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| STS-115 astronaut interviews: Mission Specialist Steve MacLean |
Posted: August 20, 2006
Duration: 45 min 44 sec
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Steve MacLean will serve as mission specialist No. 4 aboard space shuttle Atlantis' space station construction mission. Making his second flight in space, MacLean will perform a spacewalk during STS-115 to activate the new solar array truss attached to the station. MacLean talks about his life, the rewards of spaceflight and details of STS-115 during this pre-flight interview. |  |
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| NASA announces Commercial Orbital Transportation Services winners |
Posted: August 19, 2006
Duration: 42 min 57 sec
NASA has picked SpaceX and Rocketplane-Kistler to develop and demonstrate Commercial Orbital Transportation Services for launching crew and cargo to the International Space Station. |  |
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| STS-115: Launch date announced |
Posted: August 16, 2006
Duration: 54 min 1 sec
After the Flight Readiness Review formally - and unanimously - cleared shuttle Atlantis for blastoff August 27, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale and launch director Mike Leinbach held this news conference to announce the official launch date. They also explained two technical issues with suspect bolts on the ship's main communications antenna and heaters on shuttle auxiliary power units that need to be resolved in the coming days. |  |
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| STS-115 pre-flight preview: The mission of shuttle Atlantis |
Posted: August 15, 2006
Duration: 75 min 28 sec
Learn the details of space shuttle Atlantis' mission to deliver the next set of power-generating solar arrays to the International Space Station in this pre-flight preview briefing. The briefing begins with lead shuttle flight director Paul Dye narrating the mission events through docking of Atlantis to the station. The station's lead flight director John McCullough takes over to explain how the solar array truss structure will be deployed. Dye then covers undocking through landing. A comprehensive look at the Port 3/Port 4 truss structure is provided by launch package manager Hubert Brasseaux. A question and answer session completes the briefing. |  |
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| STS-115 pre-flight preview: Spacewalks |
Posted: August 15, 2006
Duration: 49 min 57 sec
Three spacewalks will be performed during space shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission to the install and activate the new set of solar arrays on the International Space Station. John Haensly, the mission's lead spacewalk officer, details the EVAs in this pre-flight news briefing held August 11 at Johnson Space Center. |  |
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| STS-115 pre-flight preview: The astronaut news conference |
Posted: August 15, 2006
Duration: 55 min 43 sec
The five men and one woman who will launch aboard space shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission to resume assembly of the International Space Station met the news media at the Johnson Space Center August 11 for the traditional pre-flight briefing. The crew is led by commander Brent Jett, with pilot Chris Ferguson and mission specialists Dan Burbank, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joe Tanner and Steve MacLean. |  |
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| STS-115: Astronauts chat with press at the launch pad |
Posted: August 9, 2006
Duration: 17 min 47 sec
The STS-115 astronauts take a few minutes out of their launch pad evacuation training and countdown dress rehearsal activities to chat with reporters about their mission. This informal event occurred at the base of pad 39B where the evacuation bunker is located. |  |
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| STS-31: Opening our window to the Universe |
Posted: August 4, 2006
Duration: 22 min 32 sec
The Hubble Space Telescope has become astronomy's crown jewel for knowledge and discovery. The great observatory was placed high above Earth following its launch aboard space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. The astronauts of STS-31 recount their mission in this post-flight film presentation. |  |
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| STS-115: Atlantis arrives at pad 39B |
Posted: August 2, 2006
Duration: 5 min 26 sec
Space shuttle Atlantis is delivered to Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39B on August 2 to begin final preparations for blastoff on the STS-115 mission to resume construction of the International Space Station. |  |
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| STS-115: Atlantis begins move to pad |
Posted: August 2, 2006
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Just after 1 a.m. local time, the crawler-transporter began the slow move out of the Vehicle Assembly Building carrying space shuttle Atlantis toward the launch pad. |  |
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| STS-115: Truss awaits Atlantis |
Posted: August 2, 2006
Duration: 56 sec
The doors are opened inside the launch pad 39B payload changeout room (located in the Rotating Service Structure) to reveal the 35,000-pound Port 3/Port 4 space station truss segment. |  |
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| STS-115: Truss lifted into pad |
Posted: August 2, 2006
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
The transportation canister housing the space station solar array truss is hoisted into the launch pad 39B payload changeout room after arriving at the seaside complex. |  |
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