STS-104 Crew Interview: Janet Kavandi

Abstract

STS-104 Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi is seen being interviewed. She answers questions about her inspiration to become an astronaut and her career path. She gives details on the mission's goals and significance, its payload (the Joint Airlock and the external gas tanks), and the usefulness of the newly installed Canadian Robotic Arm (installed by STS-100 crew). Kavandi describes her role in the rendezvous, docking, undocking, and flyaround of the Atlantis Orbiter and the International Space Station (ISS) and discusses the mission's planned spacewalks.