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STS-114 video directory Updated: July 22, 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: • Interviews with the astronauts • Launch campaign explained • Video reports • Countdown demonstration test • Launch delayed two months • Fueling test • Discovery rolls to the pad • Discovery leaves hangar • Astronauts visit the Cape • Mission simulation • Shuttle tank mating • Crew training • Re-designed external tank  SFN+ FAQ Here are some of the frequently asked questions we get about Spaceflight Now Plus.
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Mission commander Eileen Collins has flown in space on three earlier missions, becoming the first woman shuttle pilot in 1995 and commander in 1999. (32min 17sec file)
Pilot Jim Kelly has one previous shuttle flight to his credit, serving as pilot on the 2001 mission that conducted the first International Space Station resident crew exchange. (48min 39sec file)
Japanese astronaut and Discovery's mission specialist No. 1, Soichi Noguchi, will be making his first flight into space on STS-114. He will be conducting three spacewalks on the flight. (35min 40sec file)
Steve Robinson, mission specialist No. 2 and the flight engineer, has flown on two earlier shuttle missions in the late 1990s, including John Glenn's return to orbit. He will join Noguchi during the three spacewalks. (32min 12sec file)
Mission specialist No. 3 Andy Thomas is the most experienced space traveler of Discovery's crew. He spent four months living aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1998, plus flew shuttle missions in 1996 and 2001. (48min 52sec file)
Astronaut Wendy Lawrence, mission specialist No. 4, is a three-time shuttle flier. She is managing the transfer of supplies and equipment to the space station during Discovery's visit. (32min 23sec file)
Mission specialist No. 5 Charlie Camarda, a research scientist with 7 patents to his credit, is a spaceflight rookie. (32min 05sec file)
The extensive work on space shuttle Discovery inside its hangar, including new safety modifications and routine activities like installing maneuvering thrusters and the main engines, is shown and explained with narration. (5min 09sec file)
The solid rocket booster segments are stacked, the external fuel tank is added and then Discovery is mated atop the mobile launch platform inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. (5min 58sec file)
The completed shuttle stack is transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building to pad 39B. (3min 30sec file)
The cargo shuttle Discovery will carry to the International Space Station, including a new stabilizing gyroscope and an Italian-made supply module, are prepared for launch at Kennedy Space Center. (5min 59sec file)
A preview of Discovery's STS-114 flight is presented in this narrated movie about the shuttle return to flight mission. (10min 15sec file)
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the seven astronauts who will fly aboard the space shuttle return-to-flight mission in this movie that profiles the lives of the STS-114 crew. (10min 04sec file)
The impact to the International Space Station by this two-year grounding of the space shuttle fleet in the wake of Columbia is examined in this narrated movie. (6min 46sec file)
Changes made to the space shuttle program following the Columbia accident, including hardware redesigns and management overhauls, are described in this movie. (9min 39sec file)
Discovery commander Eileen Collins addresses the news media after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. (3min 03sec file)
As part of their training at Kennedy Space Center, the Discovery astronauts learn to drive an armored tank that would be used to escape the launch pad and receive briefings on the escape baskets on the pad 39B tower. (5min 19sec file)
Shuttle Discovery's astronauts pause their training at launch pad 39B to hold an informal news conference near the emergency evacuation bunker. (26min 11sec file)
Dressed in festive Hawaiian shirts, Discovery's seven astronauts are gathered around the dining room table in crew quarters for breakfast. They were awakened at 6:05 a.m. EDT to begin the launch day dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center. (1min 57sec file)
After breakfast, the astronauts don their launch and entry partial pressure suits before heading to the pad. (3min 14sec file)
The five-man, two-woman astronaut crew departs the Operations and Checkout Building to board the AstroVan for the ride to launch pad 39B during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test countdown dress rehearsal. (3min 07sec file)
Watch shuttle Discovery's countdown dress rehearsal that ends with a simulated main engine shutdown and post-abort safing practice. (13min 19sec file)
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and spaceflight chief Bill Readdy announce Discovery's launch will be delayed to July and take questions from the press. (27min 06sec file)
Highlights of pre-flight work involving the redesigned external fuel tank for the space shuttle return to flight mission is packaged into this movie with narration. (6min 32sec file)
The launch team begins loading space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank as part of an engineering test and countdown rehearsal at pad 39B. (10min 28sec file)
An 8-person inspection team completes examinations of space shuttle Discovery and its external tank after fueling. (4min 46sec file)
NASA managers hold a news conference following the shuttle fueling test to discuss details and results from the event. (27min 33sec file)
Space shuttle Discovery begins its 4.2-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39B atop the Apollo-era crawler-transporter. (10min 30sec file)
Shuttle Discovery makes its way down the crawlerway under beautiful Florida skies. (5min 00sec file)
The transporter reaches the point where the crawlerway splits into two paths to the Complex 39 pads and makes the turn for pad 39B. (7min 11sec file)
As viewed from the Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Discovery rolls northward and past launch pad 39A in the background. (4min 23sec file)
Discovery's rollout enters the early evening as the shuttle heads north toward launch pad 39B. (6min 15sec file)
This time lapse movie shows shuttle Discovery rolling up the ramp and arriving at launch pad 39B after the 10.5-hour trip from the VAB. (3min 32sec file)
The gantry-like Rotating Service Structure to moved around Discovery to enclose the orbiter just before sunrise, a couple of hours after the shuttle reached the pad, as seen is time lapse movie. (1min 26sec file)
This time-lapse movie captured from an overhead camera shows space shuttle Discovery's middle-of-the-night departure from its processing hangar at Kennedy Space Center to the roll to the Vehicle Assembly Building. (4min 30sec file)
Walk alongside space shuttle Discovery as the motorized transporter hauls the ship a quarter-mile from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building. (3min 21sec file)
Discovery arrives in the Vehicle Assembly Building as viewed in this time-lapse movie. The shuttle will be mated to the redesigned external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters in the VAB before rolling to the launch pad for the first post-Columbia mission. (5min 00sec file)
Steve Poulos, Manager of the Orbiter Project Office, speaks to reporters after Discovery arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building. (2min 31sec file)
Space shuttle Discovery is hoisted vertically and positioned against its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters for attachment inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. (5min 29sec file)
The STS-114 return-to-flight space shuttle astronauts inspect Discovery's thermal tiles and wing leading edge panels during the Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at Kennedy Space Center. (2min 26sec file)
Shuttle Discovery makes its way down the crawlerway under beautiful Florida skies. (5min 00sec file)
A long mission simulation is underway to rehearse the launch of space shuttle Discovery, the uncovering of impact damage and the decision-making process of the flight controllers and management team. (14min 31sec file)
The external tank for the return-to-flight space shuttle mission is moved into position and mated with the twin solid rockets boosters at Kennedy Space Center. (4min 30sec file)
Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson go under water in the Neutral Bouyancy Lab's gigantic pool to practice spacewalk activities for the upcoming STS-114 return-to-flight space shuttle mission. (3min 45sec file)
The STS-114 return-to-flight space shuttle crew visits Kennedy Space Center to inspect Discovery and the new sensor boom that will look for orbiter launch damage. (2min 22sec file)
The seven astronauts to fly the return to flight space shuttle mission hold a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center runway Jan. 7 to talk about delivery of the external tank, tile/RCC repair options and other issues. (44min 24sec file)
The Orbiter Boom Sensor System is loaded into space shuttle Discovery's payload bay. The arm will be used to inspect the shuttle for damage following the return-to-flight launch. (4min 18sec file)
Technicians put the final touches on the Lockheed Martin-built space shuttle external fuel tank in advance of its shipment to the Cape. (1min 44sec file)
The redesigned external fuel tank to be used on the return-to-flight space shuttle launch is rolled out of the Michoud Assembly Facility and place on a barge for shipment from New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. (1min 29sec file)
The external tank for space shuttle Discovery's return-to-flight launch arrives at Kennedy Space Center. The tank is offloaded from the barge and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building. (3min 15sec file)
The redesigned external fuel tank to be used on the return-to-flight space shuttle launch is rolled out of the Michoud Assembly Facility and place on a barge for shipment from New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. (1min 29sec file)