Live footage of a preflight interview with Mission Specialist Janice E. Voss is seen. The interview addresses many different questions including why Voss became an astronaut, the events that led to her interest, and her career path. Other interesting information that this one-on-one interview discusses is the purpose for the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). Specific interest is on the importance of this SRTM flight, the knowledge that we will gain from the 3D topographic map of the Earth, and the reason why this 3D data is being recorded instead of down-linked. The two antennas that will be taking the pictures, the deployment and retraction of the mass, the involvement of the International partners in processing the data (C-band and X-band), and Voss' responsibility during this 24 hour mission are also discussed.
STS-99 Crew Interviews: Janice E. Voss
1999-08-04
Audio-visual
No indication
English
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