Live footage of a preflight interview with Soyuz Commander Yuri P. Gidzenko is seen. The interview addresses many different questions including why Gidzenko became interested in the space program, the events that led to his interest, the transition from being a military pilot to being selected as a Russian cosmonaut. Other interesting information that this one-on-one interview discusses are the main goals of the first Expedition Crew, their scheduled docking with the International Space Station (ISS), making the ISS ready for human inhabitance, and all the specifics that will make his living arrangements difficult. Gidzenko mentions his responsibilities during the much-anticipated two-day flight to the ISS on the Soyuz spacecraft, as well as the possibility of his space-walk. Gidzenko also discusses the crew's first tasks upon entrance including other scheduled tasks for the first week, docking from cargo ships, and spacecraft delivering equipment or performing Extra Vehicular Activities (EVA). He explains his opinion of the implications of having human beings in space.
ISS Expedition 1 Crew Interviews: Yuri P. Gidzenko
2000-07-19
Audio-visual
No indication
English
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