STS-106 Crew Activities Report/Flight Day 3 Highlights

Abstract

On this third day of the STS-106 Atlantis mission, the flight crew, Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, and Boris V. Morukov are seen as they approach the International Space Station (ISS). Also shown are views of the rendezvous taken from both the Zarya Control Module and the Atlantis spacecraft. Final preparation for the docking includes checking of tools and equipment needed to support the rendezvous and docking, as well as equipment for the scheduled space walk. After docking over Western Kazakhstan, the Zarya and Zvezda Service Module is seen from the external cameras of Atlantis. Also shown is footage of the crew before and during the rendezvous.