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STS-114 video directory Updated: July 25, 2005 As excitement builds for the first space shuttle launch in over two years, this comprehensive video selection captures the major pre-flight events for Discovery and her seven astronauts. The video clips are available to Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. This premium service gives you access to our vast video collection and financially supports the continued operation of this web site. Spaceflight Now is made possible by you, the subscriber! Find out how to get your subscription by clicking here.
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Video selection Jump to particular video with the links below: • July 25: Launch Minus-1 Day • July 24: Launch Minus-2 Days • July 23: New countdown starts • July 22: Crew returns to Cape • July 20: New launch date set • July 18: Looking at the options • July 15: Launch date unknown • July 14: Troubleshooting • July 13: First launch attempt • July 12: Launch Minus-1 Day • July 11: Launch Minus-2 Days • July 10: Countdown begins • July 9: Crew flies to KSC • Verifying no hazardous damage • Launch date established • NASA chief's address • Shuttle task group wraps up • Mission preview from flight directors • Preview of the mission's spacewalks • Crew's pre-flight news conference • Managing hazardous debris • Shuttle and Station programs • Discovery returns to pad • Discovery's new tank and booster "stack" • Stafford-Covey event • Returning to VAB • Go to Page 2...  SFN+ FAQ Here are some of the frequently asked questions we get about Spaceflight Now Plus.
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A preview of the final day in Discovery's launch countdown and a look at the latest weather forecast is provided in this Launch Minus-1 Day Countdown Status Briefing from 8:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 25. (24min 12sec file)
The Rotating Service Structure at launch pad 39B is rolled away from Discovery in readiness for the shuttle's second launch attempt. The move actually took 40 minutes to accomplish but is accelerated here in this time lapse movie.
At the completion of the Launch Minus-2 Day mission management team meeting to clear Discovery for flight, NASA officials hold this news conference at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 24 to describe the strategy for dealing with the engine cutoff sensors during the countdown. (32min 20sec file)
Scott Higginbotham, the STS-114 payload manager, narrates video of space shuttle Discovery's payloads being prepared for the return to flight mission. (11min 53sec file)
The Launch Minus-2 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 10 a.m. EDT on Sunday, July 24 to report on the progress of Discovery's countdown and the latest launch weather forecast. (9min 21sec file)
The space shuttle external fuel tank was redesigned following the Columbia accident. This video looks at some of the key changes. (2min 30sec file)
What are the steps to preparing a space shuttle external fuel tank for launch? This video narrates the process using footage from Discovery's launch campaign. (5min 50sec file)
The second countdown for space shuttle Discovery gets underway in Firing Room 3 of the Complex 39 Launch Control Center at 12 noon EDT Saturday, July 23. (3min 59sec file)
To preview the start of Discovery's second launch countdown, the Launch Minus-3 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 10 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 23. (17min 01sec file)
Space shuttle Atlantis is hoisted upright and moved into position for mating with the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters for the second post-Columbia mission, now scheduled for September. (5min 48sec file)
Commander Eileen Collins, pilot Jim Kelly and mission specialists Wendy Lawrence and Charlie Camarda return to Kennedy Space Center at 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 22 to resume launch preparations. (6min 07sec file)
The T-38 jets carrying mission specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson touch down at Kennedy Space Center. (9min 06sec file)
Mission specialist Andy Thomas is the last Discovery astronaut to arrive, flying into the Shuttle Landing Facility at about 12:15 p.m. (5min 57sec file)
Discovery commander Eileen Collins talks about the launch delay and her crew's thoughts on the engine cutoff sensor problem troubleshooting following arrival. (2min 49sec file)
NASA officials announce plans to launch Discovery on July 26 during this news conference from 7:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 20. (28min 24sec file)
Technicians work inside shuttle Discovery's cramp aft compartment to troubleshoot the engine cutoff sensor problem. (2min 22sec file)
The unsuccessful efforts to find the liquid hydrogen sensor fault and options for an upcoming fueling test are discussed during this news conference from 6:15 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 18. (40min 17sec file)
NASA officials provide an update on the fuel sensor troubleshooting and explain what a point sensor box is like during this news conference from 5:50 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 15. (43min 35sec file)
The mission management team chairman and director of shuttle processing at Kennedy Space Center provide an update on the fuel sensor troubleshooting during this news conference from 2:45 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 14. (40min 12sec file)
Pad 39B's Rotating Service Structure is retracted from around shuttle Discovery Tuesday night in preparation for the first launch attempt. (4min 36sec file)
Discovery's seven astronauts gather around the dining room table in crew quarters for a pre-launch snack before suiting up and heading to the pad. (1min 53sec file)
The astronauts -- in two groups -- don their launch and entry partial pressure suits before heading to the pad.
The five-man, two-woman astronaut crew departs the Operations and Checkout Building to board the AstroVan for the ride to launch pad 39B. (3min 01sec file)
Launch of space shuttle Discovery on the return to flight mission was scrubbed because of trouble with engine cutoff sensors in the external tank. (4min 45sec file)
This post-scrub news conference occurred at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 13 following postponement of Discovery's launch. (31min 30sec file)
The Launch Minus-1 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12 to report on the progress of Discovery's countdown. (25min 11sec file)
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin conducts a news conference Kennedy Space Center on the eve of the first post-Columbia space shuttle mission. (36min 23sec file)
Discovery vehicle manager Stephanie Stilson explains to reporters how a window cover fell and damaged tiles on the lefthand orbital manuevering system pod. (55sec file)
The Launch Minus-2 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 11 to report on the progress of Discovery's countdown. (21min 09sec file)
Jon Cowart, manager of the Johnson Space Center resident office at KSC, gives an overview of space shuttle processing and launch. (35min 44sec file)
Stephanie Stilson, Discovery vehicle manager, reviews all of the work performed on the orbiter to ready the ship for the STS-114 mission. (27min 00sec file)
The traditional pre-launch news conference with senior mission managers is held at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 11 following the L-2 Mission Management Team meeting to confirm Discovery's readiness for flight. (45min 51sec file)
The countdown for space shuttle Discovery commences at 6 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 10 in Firing Room 3 of the Complex 39 Launch Control Center. (9min 36sec file)
Shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters gives the forecast for Wednesday's launch opportunity and the outlook for Thursday and Friday, if Discovery's liftoff is delayed for any reason, as well as the abort landing sites in the U.S. and across the Atlantic. (3min 00sec file)
The Launch Minus-3 Day Countdown Status Briefing is held at 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, July 10 to preview the start of Discovery's three-day launch countdown. (29min 49sec file)
This news conference from Sunday, July 10 focuses on modifications made to the space shuttle external tank and solid rocket boosters following the Columbia accident. (59min 28sec file)
Bob Page, chairman of the NASA intercenter photo working group, details all of the camera systems to be used in tracking space shuttle Discovery during the return to flight mission. (52min 37sec file)
The Gulfstream jet carrying space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts arrives at the Kennedy Space Center launch site after a two-hour flight from Houston. (5min 54sec file)
Each Discovery astronaut makes a speech to the assembled group of news reporters and photographers at the runway to cover the crew's arrival at Kennedy Space Center. (13min 57sec file)
John Shannon, manager of space shuttle operations and integration, details how the new imagery and onboard sensor systems will ensure the orbiter's thermal protection system is safe for re-entry and landing. (25min 52sec file)
Christine Boykin, manager of the Shuttle Enhanced Launch Vehicle Imaging System (ELVIS), explains all of the new ground and onboard cameras that will document Discovery's ascent. (17min 51sec file)
Terri Murphy, manager of shuttle imagery integration, describes the plan to analyze the mounds of new data on the shuttle's tiles and RCC panels from imagery and inspections.
A wrap-up summary to stitch together the briefing's information is provided by John Shannon. (8min 00sec file)
Reporters ask questions to the news conference participants. (32min 38sec file)
The official launch date for the space shuttle return to flight mission is announced at this Kennedy Space Center news conference following completion of the Flight Readiness Review. (29min 20sec file)
One day before beginning the space shuttle Flight Readiness Review, Administrator Mike Griffin gives a televised address to agency workers and answers questions. (26min 09sec file)
Administrator Mike Griffin is the sole witness testifying before the House Science Committee in this hearing on the future of NASA. (2hr 01min 09sec file)
The Stafford-Covey Task Group holds a news conference from NASA Headquarters following the panel's final public hearing on the space shuttle program. (55min 58sec file)
Paul Hill, the lead shuttle flight director for STS-114, provides a highly informative day-by-day preview of Discovery's mission using animation and other presentations. (22min 56sec file)
Mark Ferring, the lead space station flight director during STS-114, explains all of the activities occurring onboard and outside the outpost while Discovery visits. (34min 06sec file)
Leroy Cain, the STS-114 ascent and entry flight director, highlights some of the changes for launch and landing operations. (29min 22sec file)
Reporters ask questions to the news conference participants. (41min 12sec file)
Cindy Begley, Mission Control's lead spacewalk officer for Discovery's flight, previews the three EVAs using computer animation and samples of the tile/wing edge repair materials. The spacewalks will test the repair concepts, replace failed station equipment and install a new station exterior platform. (35min 02sec file)
Reporters ask questions to the news conference participants. (22min 36sec file)
It is tradition before every shuttle flight that the astronauts hold a formal news conference at Johnson Space Center. The STS-114 event began with the seven crew members introducing each other to the press. (29min 42sec file)
Reporters ask questions to the news conference participants. (34min 49sec file)
John Muratore, manager for shuttle systems engineering and integration, gives a "Debris 101" presentation on how debris is a threat to the orbiter during launch. (16min 55sec file)
Justin Kerr, impact test director for the shuttle program, reviews the extensive experimentation performed to understand what kinds of hits the orbiter can and can't withstand. (17min 04sec file)
Sandy Coleman, external tank project manager, describes the efforts to understand debris shedding and what has been done to prevent such an incident in the future. (7min 30sec file)
Tom Williams, deputy manager of the solid rocket booster project, explains changes made the the SRB bolt catchers and the addition of new cameras. (12min 27sec file)
Reporters ask questions to the news conference participants. (37min 51sec file)
Bill Parsons, NASA's space shuttle program manager, reviews Discovery preparations to begin a multi-day news media workshop. (4min 26sec file)
Bill Gerstenmaier, International Space Station program manager, previews activities on Discovery's flight relating to the outpost. (6min 11sec file)
Wayne Hale, deputy program manager for the shuttle, discusses key changes to the program and his role as Mission Management Team chairman. (13min 53sec file)
Reporters ask questions to the news conference participants. (54min 03sec file)
This collection of updates from NASA launch commentator George Diller documents the final preparations and minor problems that held up the start of Discovery's rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. (5min 01sec file)
Shuttle Discovery emerges from the Vehicle Assembly Building in the overnight darkness for its 4.2-mile trip to pad 39B. (3min 01sec file)
Shuttle Discovery emerges from the Vehicle Assembly Building in the overnight darkness for its 4.2-mile trip to pad 39B. (4min 39sec file)
As day breaks over Kennedy Space Center, Discovery makes its way down the crawlerway en route to the launch pad. (4min 11sec file)
The early morning rollout experienced an overheating bearing in the crawler, forcing reduced speeds and some stops along the way. (6min 44sec file)
After the long, time-consuming journey, Discovery nears launch pad 39B on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. (4min 32sec file)
Space shuttle Discovery climbs the five percent incline ramp to the pad surface. The crawler's hydraulic lifts keep the shuttle level during the ramp ascent. (6min 52sec file)
After traveling all morning and covering 4.2 miles of ground, shuttle Discovery arrives at its launch complex to begin the final preparations for blastoff. (3min 45sec file)
After being demated from its first external tank, Discovery was lowered onto the orbiter transport trailer in the VAB. This footage shows the shuttle being attached to another crane and lifted from the trailer in preparation for mating to the new tank and booster set. (5min 36sec file)
Space shuttle Discovery is hoisted vertically and maneuvered into another high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to the second external fuel tank and solid rocket booster set. (8min 34sec file)
The co-chairs and other members of the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group, which is overseeing NASA's space shuttle program, hold a news conference in Houston on June 8.
In the predawn hours, the Apollo-era crawler-transporter is driven beneath shuttle Discovery's mobile launch platform at pad 39B in preparation for the rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. (2min 37sec file)
Workers disconnect a vast number of umbilicals running between launch pad 39B and Discovery's mobile launch platform for the rollback. The cabling route electrical power, data and communications to the shuttle. (2min 32sec file)
The crawler-transporter begins rolling space shuttle Discovery off launch pad 39B at 6:44 a.m. EDT May 26 for the 4.2-mile trip back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. (7min 28sec file)
Shuttle Discovery enters into the Vehicle Assembly Building after a 10-hour journey from launch pad 39B. (4min 29sec file)
Technicians ready space shuttle Discovery for demating from the external fuel tank inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. (1min 24sec file)
Space shuttle Discovery is demated from its original external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. The ship is lowered to its transport trailer in the Vehicle Assembly Building. (2min 38sec file)