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NASA NTRS1995

Delta XTE Press Briefing

Live coverage of the pre-launch Delta X-Ray Timing Explorer (XTE) press briefing is presented. George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, introduces the panel. The panel consists of Floyd Curington, NASA Launch Manager, Kennedy Space Center; David Mitchell, Launch Vehicle Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Dale Schulz, Mission Director, XTE Project Manager Goddard Space Flight Center; Dr. Hale Bradt, XTE Principle Investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); and Joel Tumbiolo, Launch Weather Officer, Department of the Air Force. The launch of the Delta XTE spacecraft atop the Delta 230 expendable launch vehicle is discussed. Once lofted into orbit, the XTE spacecraft will embark on a two-year mission to carry out an in-depth study of x-ray sources in the universe. Floyd Curington gives the lift-off schedule, fueling, and countdown of the spacecraft. David Mitchell discusses the launch sequence and spacecraft separation. Dale Schulz presents viewcharts of the instrument side of the XTE. Dr. Hale will be studying compact stars such as light dwarfs, neutron stars and quasars. Joel Tumbiolo presents the weather forecast for the December 10, 1995 launch. The press briefing ends with a question and answer period.

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NASA NTRS1992

Mars Observer Spacecraft Processing

Footage shows various Mars Observer activities. Scenes include the checkout of the radar pin, the arrival of both the transfer orbit stage and the Mars Observer Spacecraft. Also shown are the mating of the spacecraft, pre-launch activities, countdown, animation of the Martian Environment, and replays of the launching of the Titan satellite.

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NASA NTRS1990

Starfire 1 Consort III Launch

The Consort 3 is a commercial suborbital rocket that carried 12 microgravity experiments. It was launched on a Starfire rocket on May 16, 1990, from the Naval Ordnance Missile Test Station facilities at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM. The videotape opens with approximately 2 minutes of a man speaking into a microphone but there is no sound. This is followed by a brief summary of the payload, and the expected trajectory, a view of the launch vehicle, the countdown and the launch. The videotape then shows a film clip from the University of Alabama, with Dr. Francis Wessling, project manager for the Consort 3 project, speaking about the mission goals in the materials sciences experimentation. The video shows footage of the payload being assembled. The next section is a discussion by Dr. Roy Hammustedt, of Pennsylvania State University, who reviews the Penn State Bio Module,and the goal of learning about the effects of gravity on physiology. This is followed by George Maybee, from McDonald Douglas, who spoke about the payload integration process while the video shows some of the construction. The last section of the videotape shows a press conference at the launch site. Ana Villamil answers questions from the press about the flight.

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NASA NTRS1995

Atlas/Centaur-SOHO Pre-Launch News Conference

Live coverage of a pre-launch news conference on the Atlas/Centaur SOHO mission is presented. George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, introduces the panel. Floyd Curington, NASA Launch Manager, Kennedy Space Center, presents countdown activities. Pat Symons, Launch Vehicle Manager, NASA Lewis Research Center, analyzes the time duration from liftoff to spacecraft separation. Fabrizio Felici, SOHO Mission Director European Space Agency (ESA), explains the important features of SOHO, which includes a payload of 650 kilos and 12 major instruments with multisensors. Ken Sizemore, International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Project Manager Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), talks about the successful international collaboration between the ESA and NASA. Joel Tumbiolo, Launch Weather Officer United States Air Force (USAF, presented the weather forecast. SOHO was launched aboard an Atlas II rocket on November 23, 1995. The news conference ends with a brief question and answer period.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-40 TCDT

Live footage shows the crew of STS-40, Commander Bryan D. O'Connor, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mission Specialists James P. Bagian, Tamara E. Jernigan, M. Rhea Seddon, and Payload Specialists F. Drew Gaffney, and Millie-Hughes Fulford, as they arrive at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The crew arrives on T-38 jets for Terminal Countdown and Demonstration Tests (TCDT) at KSC. O'Connor is seen addressing the audience. Footage also shows the crew sitting around the table for their traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and departure.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-41 Ulysses TCDT Activities

Live footage shows the crewmembers of STS-41, Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialists William M. Shepherd, Bruce E. Melnick, and Thomas D. Akers, participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Tests (TCDT). The astronauts are seen participating in many different activities including the traditional breakfast, suit-up, simulated training in the crew module, and a dry run of launch and emergency egress training.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-106 Crew Activity Report/Flight Day 1 Highlights

On this first 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 performing pre-launch activities. They are shown sitting around the breakfast table with the traditional cake, suiting-up, and riding out to the launch pad. The final inspection team is seen as they conduct their final check of the space shuttle on the launch complex. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew is readied in the 'white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-50 Crew Arrival

The crew of STS-50, Commander Richard N. Richards, Pilot Kenneth D. Bowersox, Payload Commander Bonnie J. Dunbar, Mission Specialists Ellen S. Baker and Carl J. Meade, and Payload Specialists Lawrence J. DeLucas and Eugene H. Trinh are seen landing four T-38 aircraft at Kennedy Space Center for a terminal countdown and demonstration test.They are introduced by Richards and each makes a brief statement about his or her expectations for the upcoming Columbia mission.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-44 TCDT Activities

The crew of STS-44, Commander Frederick D. Gregory, Pilot Terence T. Henricks, Mission Specialists F. Story Musgrave, Mario Runco, Jr., and James S. Voss are seen landing T-38 aircraft at Kennedy Space Center in a terminal countdown and demonstration test (TCDT). Footage of the crew (including Payload Specialist Thomas J. Hennen) during various stages of training is shown, including training on the use of gas masks and other emergency equipment and suiting up preparatory to liftoff. A brief introduction of the crew is presented by Gregory.

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NASA NTRS1993

STS-56 Atlas-2/TCDT Activities

The crew of STS-56, Commander Kenneth D. Cameron, Pilot Stephen S. Oswald, and Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale Ph.D., Kenneth D. Cockrell, and Ellen Ochoa are seen landing the T-38 aircraft as part of the terminal countdown and demonstration test (TCDT). The crew is introduced by Commander Cameron and each member gives a brief statement about the upcoming mission and answers questions from the press. The crew is seen during various stages of training, including emergency egress training.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-49 Endeavour/Compiled Video for Editors

Compiled footage includes shots taken of the rollout of Endeavour at Palmdale, CA, the departure and arrival of Endeavour for Kennedy Space Center (KSC), main engine three installation, solid rocket booster (SRB) segment lift and stack at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), external tank mate to SRB, Intelsat rotation at the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), Endeavour rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to VAB, rollout to Pad B, and the flight readiness firing (FRF). The crew is seen during the Terminal Countdown and Demonstration Test (TCDT) training activities, at breakfast, suiting up, and exiting the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-45 Post Launch Press Conference

Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who gives an overview of the successful countdown and launch of the STS-45 Atlantis mission. He then answers questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS1993

STS-56 Post Launch Press Conference

Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Brewster Shaw, Deputy Program Manager Space Shuttle, and Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who give an overview of the successful countdown and launch of the STS-56 Discovery Orbiter. They then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS1993

STS-55 Post Launch Press Conference

Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Brewster Shaw, Deputy Program Manager Space Shuttle, Professor Heinz Stoewer, D-2 Program Manager German Space Agency, and Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who give an overview of the mission and the launch countdown. They then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS1991

STS-44 Post Launch Press Conference

Dick Young, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Bob Sieck, Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, who gives an overview of the STS-44 Atlantis countdown and launch. He discusses the hardware problem experienced shortly before liftoff (a replenishing valve for the liquid oxygen on the mobile launch platform had been leaking). He then answers questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-52 Astronaut Crew Activities for TCDT

Footage shows scenes of the Terminal Countdown and Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities for the STS-52 Columbia mission, including shots of emergency egress training and the flight of T-38 aircraft. Commander James B. Wetherbee introduces Pilot Michael A. Baker and Mission Specialists Charles L. Veach, William M. Shepherd, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Steven G. MacLean, and gives a brief overview of the mission. The crew then answers questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS2000

STS-106 Post Launch Press Conference

Bruce Buckingham, NASA Public Affairs, introduces Bill Gerstenmaier, Shuttle Program Integration Manager, and Mike Leimbach, Kennedy Space Center Launch Director, who give an overview of the successful countdown and launch of STS-106 Atlantis. They then answer questions from the press.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-53 TCDT O&C Exit

Footage shows the crew of STS-53 (Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, and Mission Specialists Guion S. Bluford, James S. Voss, and Michael R. Clifford) leaving the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building during the Terminal Countdown and Demonstration Test (TCDT).

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