| STS-121 countdown: Crew departs quarters |
Posted: July 4, 2006
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Waving small flags on this Fourth of July, the Discovery astronauts walk out of crew quarters to board the AstroVan that will take them to launch pad 39B. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Suiting up again |
Posted: July 4, 2006
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
In the suitup room of crew quarters, we see all seven astronauts dressed in their day-glow orange launch and entry partial pressure spacesuits shortly before departing for the pad. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Snack time No. 3 |
Posted: July 4, 2006
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
For the third time in four days, Discovery's seven astronauts gather in the dining room of crew quarters for a pre-launch snack and the traditional pre-launch photo opportunity. |  |
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| STS-121: Ice team checks external tank |
Posted: July 4, 2006
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
The Final Inspection Team observed no ice or frost on the liquid oyxgen feedline support bracket where the tiny piece of foam broke away after the July 2 launch scrub. |  |
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| NASA announces decision to proceed with Discovery launch |
Posted: July 3, 2006
Duration: 26 min 35 sec
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier announces NASA's decision to proceed with the launch of Discovery after determining that a piece of foam that fell off the fuel tank is not a serious problem. |  |
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| STS-121: Briefing on post-scrub foam loss from Discovery's external tank |
Posted: July 3, 2006
Duration: 47 min 41 sec
Following a special Mission Management Team meeting to discuss the loss of foam from a fuel line support bracket on the external tank, officials held this news conference to report on the situation. Briefers include John Shannon, the MMT chairman, John Chapman, the tank project manager, Mike Leinbach, the launch director, and Lt. Kaleb Nordgren, Air Force meteorologist. |  |
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| STS-121: Small piece of foam falls from Discovery fuel tank bracket |
Posted: July 3, 2006
Duration: 8 min 19 sec
Mission Management Team chairman John Shannon describes the piece of foam that fell from Discovery's external tank after Sunday's launch scrub, what could have caused it and the options going forward. |  |
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| STS-121: Post-scrub shuttle update |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 33 min 50 sec
Mission Management Team chairman John Shannon, launch director Mike Leinbach and Air Force meteorologist 1st Lt. Kaleb Nordgren brief reporters on next launch opportunities, work to service the shuttle's fuel cells and the weather outlook following the Sunday, July 2 scrub. |  |
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| STS-121: Crew departs the pad |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
After their launch was scrubbed for weather, the shuttle Discovery astronauts head back to crew quarters in the AstroVan to wait out the delay. |  |
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| STS-121: Weather scrubs July 2 countdown |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
NASA launch director Mike Leinbach calls Discovery commander Steve Lindsey with the news that weather would force a scrub for the second consecutive day. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Heading to the pad |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Commander Steve Lindsey leads his crew from the Kennedy Space Center crew quarters at 11:37 a.m. to board the AstroVan for the 7-mile ride from the Industrial Area to launch pad 39B on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Suiting up |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 3 min 10 sec
For the second launch attempt, the seven astronauts get into their cumbersome launch and entry spacesuits in the final hours of the countdown. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Snack time |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 2 min 14 sec
The astronauts enter the crew quarters' dining room for a pre-launch snack before they don the spacesuits and head for the pad for the second launch countdown. |  |
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| STS-121: Pre-launch campaign |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 6 min 4 sec
In this narrated video package, the pre-launch campaign for space shuttle Discovery from its return to Kennedy Space Center last summer after mission STS-114 to its rollout for STS-121 is captured in highlight form. |  |
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| STS-121: The payloads |
Posted: July 2, 2006
Duration: 7 min 43 sec
Space shuttle Discovery will carry an Italian-built payload module loaded with supplies and equipment for the International Space Station. Watch as the Leonardo module, plus the other STS-121 cargo pieces, are prepared for launch at Kennedy Space Center in this narrated video package. |  |
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| STS-121: Post-scrub interview |
Posted: July 1, 2006
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
This interview with NASA shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach was conducted following today's scrub due to weather conditions. Leinbach talks about the decision to postpone the launch and the weather outlook for Sunday. |  |
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| STS-121: Weather causes scrub on July 1 |
Posted: July 1, 2006
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Launch director Mike Leinbach calls a scrub for liftoff of space shuttle Discovery due to unfavorable weather conditions at Kennedy Space Center. Ascent flight director Steve Stich and shuttle commander Steve Lindsey radio back with replies. |  |
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| Improvements to the space shuttle vehicle |
Posted: July 1, 2006
Duration: 6 min 52 sec
This NASA package features the improvements that have been made to the space shuttle vehicle in an effort to stop foam falling from the vehicle. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Crew departs quarters for ride to the launch pad |
Posted: July 1, 2006
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Led by commander Steve Lindsey, the astronauts emerge from the Kennedy Space Center crew quarters at 12:00 p.m. to board the AstroVan for the 7-mile ride from the Industrial Area to launch pad 39B on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. |  |
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| STS-121 countdown: Suiting up for launch |
Posted: July 1, 2006
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
All seven Discovery astronauts don their day-glow orange launch and entry partial pressure spacesuits in the suit-up room of crew quarters. |  |
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