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| STS-122 Astronauts Reflect On Historic Mission To Deliver Columbus Lab To Space Station |
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| Wednesday, April 02 2008 @ 08:08 PM MST
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The astronaut crew from the STS-122 space shuttle mission presented a narrated mission highlights video to the public today and answered questions from the media. A veteran space flier, Navy Cmdr. Stephen N. Frick, commanded the STS-122 shuttle mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station. Navy Cmdr. Alan G. Poindexter served as pilot. Mission specialists included Air Force Col. Rex J. Walheim, Stanley G. Love, Leland D. Melvin and European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel. Poindexter, Love and Melvin made their first spaceflight on this mission. Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani, who flew to the space station on the STS-120 mission, returned home with the STS-122 crew. STS-122 delivered European Space Agency astronaut Leopold Eyharts to the complex.
VIDEO: STS-122 CREW PRESENTATION AND MISSION HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO
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| Atlantis Lands At KSC To End Successful Space Construction Mission |
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| Atlantis Undocks From Expanded International Space Station |
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| Astronauts Install Columbus On International Space Station |
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| NASA Delays First Spacewalk, Cites Astronaut "Medical Issue" |
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| Atlantis Docks With Space Station, Busy Week Ahead |
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| Atlantis Lifts Off With Columbus On A New Mission Of Discovery |
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| Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 09:00 PM MST
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Seven years ago today, space shuttle Atlantis roared skyward from Kennedy Space Center on a 12 day mission that delivered the last science module to be added to the International Space Station, the U.S. Destiny module. Today, Atlantis once again blasted away from Earth carrying another science laboratory to the orbiting outpost. This time, the payload was the cornerstone of Europe's contribution to the station, the long-awaited Columbus research laboratory.
(Image Right: Framed by palm trees across the river, space shuttle Atlantis makes a perfect launch from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Norley Willetts)
VIDEO: FLIGHT DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEO: POSTLAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE
VIDEO: ASCENT FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM REPLAY
VIDEO: EXTERNAL TANK CREW HANDHELD VIDEO
VIDEO: PAYLOAD BAY DOOR OPENING AND GO FOR ORBIT OPS
VIDEO: LAUNCH ENGINEERING REPLAYS
VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS
VIDEO: OUR VIEW OF THE LAUNCH OF ATLANTIS
VIDEO: SHORTER VIDEO OF ATLANTIS LAUNCH
VIDEO: LONG VERSION OF ATLANTIS LAUNCH, T-9 TO T+10 MINUTES
VIDEO: FINAL LAUNCH POLLS
VIDEO: THE CREW HATCH IS CLOSED AND LATCHED FOR FLIGHT
VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS INGRESS THE ORBITER
VIDEO: STS-122 CREW RIDES OUT TO THE LAUNCH PAD
VIDEO: OUR VIDEO OF CREW WALKOUT
VIDEO: STS-122 CREW WALKOUT FROM OPERATIONS AND CHECKOUT BUILDING
VIDEO: THE ICE TEAM INSPECTS THE SHUTTLE FOR ICE AN DEBRIS
VIDEO: ECO SENSOR UPDATE AT T-3 HOURS
VIDEO: MORNING ECO SENSOR UPDATE
VIDEO: PROGRESS 28 DOCKS WITH ISS
READ: STS-122 TELEVISION SCHEDULE
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| Bad Weather Could Scuttle Shuttle Launch Thursday |
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| Countdown Begins For STS-122 Launch This Week |
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| External Tank Feedthrough Connector Repair Work In Final Stretch |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Dropping through partly cloudy skies, space shuttle Atlantis glided back to Earth this morning to complete an historic 13-day mission to deliver Europe's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. Atlantis also dropped off a French astronaut who became the newest member of the Expedition 16 crew.
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TX - Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station today to complete a week of docked operations that saw the installation of the European Columbus research laboratory to the orbiting complex. Atlantis circled around the space station and then fired maneuvering engines to depart the vicinity of ISS.
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TX - The European Space Agency realized a twenty year-old vision today when the Columbus science laboratory was attached to the International Space Station. Columbus will provide the first permanent presence in space for European researchers to conduct long-term scientific studies and research in orbit.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Even before Atlantis roars into the heavens tomorrow, all eyes will be glued to the sky. A cold weather front will move through Central Florida tomorrow morning, bringing with it the threat of rainshowers and possible lightning. Weather forecasters with the 45th Weather Squadron at Patrick AFB are giving only a 30% probability that conditions will co-operate tomorrow and allow Atlantis to lift off on the long-awaited mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus research module to the International Space Station.
Hopeful that troubles with balky fuel sensors have been resolved, the seven crewmembers for STS-122 arrived at Kennedy Space Center today for final preparations before launch Thursday afternoon. Flying aboard NASA's Gulfstream Shuttle Training Aircraft, the astronauts landed at Kennedy Space Center's shuttle landing facility at 10:29 a.m. EST two months after faulty engine cutoff sensors forced a scrub of the first two launch attempts Dec. 6 and 9.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Repair work to space shuttle Atlantis' external tank, ET-125, are progressing relatively smoothly and should be completed by the end of the week, according to NASA sources. A new, improved wiring feedthrough connector has been installed and technicians are in the final stages of reapplying foam insulation to the work site. NASA hopes to resume launch preparations for STS-122 by next week in hopes of meeting a targeted February 7 launch date.
