This video shows the activities of the STS-107 crew on flight day 1 of the Columbia orbiter's final mission. The crew includes Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William McCool, Mission Specialists Michael Anderson, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Kalpana Chawla, and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon. The video begins with a view of the space shuttle on its launch pad, while an announcer gives an overview of the mission, including its spaceborne experiments. The announcer then introduces the crew members, listing their previous experience. They are seen seated at a banquet table, and during suit up. The seating of the crew in the orbiter is shown, as are other prelaunch procedures. Dialog from during the launch is audible on the tape, and the video includes views of the ascent from different angles, as well as booster separation. The video ends with a view of Columbia in orbit, showing the Research Double Module (RDM) on the inside of its payload bay.
STS-107 Flight Day 1 Highlights
2003-01-16
Audiovisuelles Material
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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