WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:01.734 --> 00:00:10.834 ♪♪ 2 00:00:10.834 --> 00:00:19.901 ♪♪ 3 00:00:19.901 --> 00:00:29.000 ♪♪ 4 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:32.901 -♪ Floating free as a bird ♪ 5 00:00:32.901 --> 00:00:36.801 ♪ 60-foot leaps it's so absurd ♪ 6 00:00:36.801 --> 00:00:40.534 ♪ From up here, you should see the view ♪ 7 00:00:40.534 --> 00:00:44.400 ♪ Such a lot of space for me and you ♪ 8 00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:48.133 ♪ Oh, you'd like it ♪ 9 00:00:48.133 --> 00:00:51.834 ♪ Gliding around, get your feet off the ground ♪ 10 00:00:51.834 --> 00:00:55.400 ♪ Oh, you'd like it ♪ 11 00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.868 ♪ Do as you please with so much ease ♪ 12 00:01:09.667 --> 00:01:13.534 ♪ Now I know how it feels ♪ 13 00:01:13.534 --> 00:01:17.334 ♪ To have wings on my heels ♪ 14 00:01:17.334 --> 00:01:21.067 ♪ To take a stroll among the stars ♪ 15 00:01:21.067 --> 00:01:24.968 ♪ Get a close look at planet Mars ♪ 16 00:01:24.968 --> 00:01:28.534 ♪ Oh, you'd like it ♪ 17 00:01:28.534 --> 00:01:32.434 ♪ Gliding around, get your feet off the ground ♪ 18 00:01:32.434 --> 00:01:36.133 ♪ Oh, you'd like it ♪ 19 00:01:36.133 --> 00:01:41.534 ♪ Do as you please with so much ease ♪ 20 00:01:45.901 --> 00:01:54.133 ♪ Oh ♪ 21 00:01:58.734 --> 00:02:01.133 -Good morning, Columbia. 22 00:02:01.133 --> 00:02:03.767 That was from the Flight Control Team for the entire crew, 23 00:02:03.767 --> 00:02:05.968 but especially for Digger and Mass. 24 00:02:05.968 --> 00:02:09.033 It was "Floating" by the Moody Blues from 1970, 25 00:02:09.033 --> 00:02:11.501 and it struck us as very apropos. 26 00:02:11.501 --> 00:02:13.133 As much as we're all looking forward to seeing you 27 00:02:13.133 --> 00:02:15.133 when you return, we want you to make sure 28 00:02:15.133 --> 00:02:17.834 to savor this last full day in space, 29 00:02:17.834 --> 00:02:20.100 gliding around with your feet off the ground. 30 00:02:21.968 --> 00:02:23.267 -Thanks, Dan. 31 00:02:23.267 --> 00:02:25.534 That was great, and from Digger and me, 32 00:02:25.534 --> 00:02:27.133 we sure appreciate you thinking of us. 33 00:02:27.133 --> 00:02:29.667 It's been a wonderful experience. 34 00:02:32.868 --> 00:02:34.100 -Hey, Maryland Science Center. 35 00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:36.000 Space Shuttle Columbia has you loud and clear. 36 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:38.501 How are you today? -We're just fine. 37 00:02:38.501 --> 00:02:39.634 Thanks for joining us tonight. 38 00:02:39.634 --> 00:02:41.434 We are at the Maryland Science Center 39 00:02:41.434 --> 00:02:42.901 at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. 40 00:02:42.901 --> 00:02:45.334 We actually are the home of the Hubble Space 41 00:02:45.334 --> 00:02:46.901 Telescope National Visitor's Center, 42 00:02:46.901 --> 00:02:49.200 so it's very appropriate we're talking to you this week, 43 00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:51.267 and with us tonight we have 24 students 44 00:02:51.267 --> 00:02:53.868 from the Baltimore SEMAA program, 45 00:02:53.868 --> 00:02:56.334 and SEMAA is the Science Engineering Mathematics 46 00:02:56.334 --> 00:02:57.901 and Aerospace Academy 47 00:02:57.901 --> 00:03:00.834 based here at Baltimore's Morgan State University. 48 00:03:00.834 --> 00:03:02.801 We've been working with them for a couple of months. 49 00:03:02.801 --> 00:03:04.234 They have many questions for you, 50 00:03:04.234 --> 00:03:06.234 and we're going to start off with Monty. 51 00:03:11.501 --> 00:03:12.634 -My name is Monty. 52 00:03:12.634 --> 00:03:14.601 To convince us that you are really in space, 53 00:03:14.601 --> 00:03:16.767 could you show us some fun things you can do 54 00:03:16.767 --> 00:03:18.534 when you are weightless in space 55 00:03:18.534 --> 00:03:20.901 that would not be able to do otherwise? 56 00:03:25.601 --> 00:03:26.601 -Okay. 57 00:03:26.601 --> 00:03:28.167 Well, some of the things you can do, 58 00:03:28.167 --> 00:03:32.868 I guess, are float things to each other. 59 00:03:32.868 --> 00:03:37.934 You can see a space shuttle floating slowly across the shot. 60 00:03:37.934 --> 00:03:42.334 You can also change your position if you want. 61 00:03:42.334 --> 00:03:43.801 If there's not enough room down here, 62 00:03:43.801 --> 00:03:46.901 like it's crowded, you can turn upside down, 63 00:03:50.100 --> 00:03:52.234 and it's hard to hold that position in gravity 64 00:03:52.234 --> 00:03:53.834 without hurting your head. 65 00:03:57.767 --> 00:03:58.868 -My name is Zodric. 66 00:03:58.868 --> 00:04:00.300 Can you describe the steps you went through 67 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:01.767 to attach the Hubble Space Telescope 68 00:04:01.767 --> 00:04:03.534 with Columbia's robot arm? 69 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:13.133 -Well, the first thing we had to do with the robot arm 70 00:04:13.133 --> 00:04:16.167 was to catch Hubble, and so to my left here 71 00:04:16.167 --> 00:04:18.234 is Scott Altman, the commander of this mission, 72 00:04:18.234 --> 00:04:20.801 and he flew the shuttle basically in formation 73 00:04:20.801 --> 00:04:23.033 while we traveled at Mach 25, 74 00:04:23.033 --> 00:04:25.534 flew within several feet of the telescope, 75 00:04:25.534 --> 00:04:27.133 and then I maneuvered the arm over, 76 00:04:27.133 --> 00:04:29.200 and on the end of the -- 77 00:04:29.200 --> 00:04:31.734 On the telescope end, we have a grapple fixture. 78 00:04:31.734 --> 00:04:33.634 The grapple fixture is kind of like a big pen 79 00:04:33.634 --> 00:04:35.667 sticking out about 7 inches long. 80 00:04:35.667 --> 00:04:37.567 We just maneuvered the end of the end effector down. 81 00:04:37.567 --> 00:04:39.467 The end of the end effector is like a cannister, 82 00:04:39.467 --> 00:04:40.701 and inside it has snares. 83 00:04:40.701 --> 00:04:43.234 We closed the snares, and then it rigidizes, 84 00:04:43.234 --> 00:04:45.100 and then we attach to the satellite. 85 00:04:47.667 --> 00:04:48.734 -My name is Verna. 86 00:04:48.734 --> 00:04:50.300 I know that astronauts train 87 00:04:50.300 --> 00:04:53.000 underwater to prepare for space walks. 88 00:04:53.000 --> 00:04:55.334 How close is this training to the real thing? 89 00:05:01.534 --> 00:05:04.033 -I thought it was very close to the real thing. 90 00:05:04.033 --> 00:05:06.434 This is my first flight and my first space walks, 91 00:05:06.434 --> 00:05:10.167 and I thought that our training really prepared us very well. 92 00:05:10.167 --> 00:05:12.167 The mock-ups we have -- 93 00:05:12.167 --> 00:05:14.100 The model of the Hubble Space Telescope 94 00:05:14.100 --> 00:05:18.767 we have in the pool is very similar to what we have -- 95 00:05:18.767 --> 00:05:21.467 the way the real Hubble Space Telescope was. 96 00:05:21.467 --> 00:05:25.667 So when we opened up a door to get inside an equipment bay, 97 00:05:25.667 --> 00:05:27.400 I felt like I had seen it before even though 98 00:05:27.400 --> 00:05:29.701 it was actually the first time I had ever seen it. 99 00:05:29.701 --> 00:05:31.300 I really felt very comfortable with it 100 00:05:31.300 --> 00:05:32.767 and felt like I had seen it before. 101 00:05:32.767 --> 00:05:36.400 So the training we got in the pool was really great, 102 00:05:36.400 --> 00:05:41.234 very representative of what we saw in orbit. 103 00:05:41.234 --> 00:05:42.734 -My name is India. 104 00:05:42.734 --> 00:05:46.634 What kinds of tools did you use during the servicing mission? 105 00:05:53.767 --> 00:05:55.167 -Hi, India. 106 00:05:55.167 --> 00:05:57.634 We had all kinds of special tools made for this mission, 107 00:05:57.634 --> 00:06:00.567 specifically to work on the projects 108 00:06:00.567 --> 00:06:02.634 that were the main parts 109 00:06:02.634 --> 00:06:04.968 of the EVA tasks that we all did. 110 00:06:04.968 --> 00:06:06.934 So, for instance, when we changed out 111 00:06:06.934 --> 00:06:09.901 the power box to the PCU in Hubble, 112 00:06:09.901 --> 00:06:13.067 John here had worked on tools 113 00:06:13.067 --> 00:06:15.501 from previous missions to use in this one. 114 00:06:15.501 --> 00:06:19.501 We had a special kind of pair of pliers that we could go in 115 00:06:19.501 --> 00:06:22.901 and take off the connectors with and put them back on, 116 00:06:22.901 --> 00:06:25.334 and we have different things that were made specifically 117 00:06:25.334 --> 00:06:27.567 for some of the boxes that we put in and out, 118 00:06:27.567 --> 00:06:29.434 and then, of course, we had general wrenches 119 00:06:29.434 --> 00:06:31.067 and tools that you might see. 120 00:06:31.067 --> 00:06:33.501 Some of it your father might use in his garage, 121 00:06:33.501 --> 00:06:37.868 but all high-tech stuff and very expensive. 122 00:06:39.901 --> 00:06:43.000 -Hello. My name is Alvin Ashford. 123 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:46.734 During your EVAs, did you discover anything 124 00:06:46.734 --> 00:06:48.100 that might affect plans 125 00:06:48.100 --> 00:06:51.367 for the next Hubble servicing mission? 126 00:06:58.734 --> 00:07:01.701 -While we were out doing our space walks on the telescope, 127 00:07:01.701 --> 00:07:03.067 we saw lots of different things 128 00:07:03.067 --> 00:07:05.701 that were very interesting on the telescope. 129 00:07:05.701 --> 00:07:08.834 The telescope has been up in space for about 12 years, 130 00:07:08.834 --> 00:07:12.067 and, in general, the telescope is in really great shape, 131 00:07:12.067 --> 00:07:13.667 and I think future space walkers 132 00:07:13.667 --> 00:07:17.133 will have the same kind of space walks 133 00:07:17.133 --> 00:07:19.968 that we had in terms of being able to service the telescope. 134 00:07:19.968 --> 00:07:22.033 We didn't really see anything that surprised us 135 00:07:22.033 --> 00:07:23.868 and would make it more difficult, 136 00:07:23.868 --> 00:07:25.200 and some of the things that we did 137 00:07:25.200 --> 00:07:26.501 will make it a little bit easier. 138 00:07:26.501 --> 00:07:31.534 We put some doorstops on so that when we open the doors 139 00:07:31.534 --> 00:07:33.334 the next time that folks go up, 140 00:07:33.334 --> 00:07:35.834 they won't hit anything that we installed this time. 141 00:07:35.834 --> 00:07:37.200 I think Hubble is in great shape 142 00:07:37.200 --> 00:07:39.434 and ready for servicing again in a few years. 143 00:07:41.734 --> 00:07:44.067 -Hello. My name is Joshua Walker. 144 00:07:44.067 --> 00:07:46.100 My question is, did you experience 145 00:07:46.100 --> 00:07:48.901 any unexpected problems during the EVAs? 146 00:07:48.901 --> 00:07:56.567 If so, how did you solve them? -Hi. 147 00:07:56.567 --> 00:07:59.467 Yes, we did have one unexpected problem. 148 00:07:59.467 --> 00:08:03.033 On the third space walk, one of the spacesuits 149 00:08:03.033 --> 00:08:05.534 had a valve fail open, 150 00:08:05.534 --> 00:08:08.767 which resulted in a lot of water in the spacesuit. 151 00:08:08.767 --> 00:08:11.467 Had we gone outside with that spacesuit 152 00:08:11.467 --> 00:08:12.901 with all the water in it, 153 00:08:12.901 --> 00:08:16.434 it would have frozen up and probably broken the spacesuit. 154 00:08:16.434 --> 00:08:19.567 Fortunately, we detected it before we went outside, 155 00:08:19.567 --> 00:08:21.801 and so we were able to clean up the water 156 00:08:21.801 --> 00:08:24.534 and to change out the spacesuit with a backup spacesuit 157 00:08:24.534 --> 00:08:25.734 that we had. 158 00:08:25.734 --> 00:08:28.834 It costs us about 2 hours of time that day, 159 00:08:28.834 --> 00:08:32.167 but we all worked hard to turnaround the new spacesuit, 160 00:08:32.167 --> 00:08:36.567 and we still got the space walk done that day. 161 00:08:36.567 --> 00:08:38.767 -Good evening. My name is Jessica. 162 00:08:38.767 --> 00:08:42.701 Mission Specialist Grunsfeld participated in Hubble 163 00:08:42.701 --> 00:08:44.834 Servicing Mission 3A. 164 00:08:44.834 --> 00:08:47.234 What are the advantages of having a returning 165 00:08:47.234 --> 00:08:49.968 Hubble Servicing Mission crew member? 166 00:08:54.501 --> 00:08:57.300 -I was thrilled to be selected to go back to Hubble. 167 00:08:57.300 --> 00:09:00.334 The first trip I did in 1999 168 00:09:00.334 --> 00:09:03.000 was the most exciting thing I had ever done in my life, 169 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:06.133 and so when I got to be picked to come back again, 170 00:09:06.133 --> 00:09:07.501 I was really excited, 171 00:09:07.501 --> 00:09:10.467 but the advantages are that, having been there once, 172 00:09:10.467 --> 00:09:13.100 I had a good understanding of some of the problems 173 00:09:13.100 --> 00:09:16.167 that we encounter or could encounter on the telescope 174 00:09:16.167 --> 00:09:20.033 and also a toolbox of skills that are specific 175 00:09:20.033 --> 00:09:22.367 to servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, 176 00:09:22.367 --> 00:09:25.968 tools and techniques and a big knowledge base 177 00:09:25.968 --> 00:09:28.501 of what things are sensitive on the telescope, 178 00:09:28.501 --> 00:09:30.200 what things we have to be careful of 179 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:32.534 and what things that we have to do 180 00:09:32.534 --> 00:09:34.267 to be able to service it correctly, 181 00:09:34.267 --> 00:09:37.534 and that knowledge transferred to the new guys on the team 182 00:09:37.534 --> 00:09:40.734 was very helpful. 183 00:09:40.734 --> 00:09:42.534 -Hello. My name is Patar. 184 00:09:42.534 --> 00:09:45.067 Can you describe your feelings when you saw 185 00:09:45.067 --> 00:09:48.868 the Hubble Space Telescope up close for the first time? 186 00:09:51.834 --> 00:09:55.534 -Well, I was flying the space shuttle during the rendezvous 187 00:09:55.534 --> 00:09:59.167 and had a good look at it as we closed up to it, 188 00:09:59.167 --> 00:10:03.033 and it's just amazing to see it out there shining so brightly. 189 00:10:03.033 --> 00:10:05.234 At first, it looks just like a star, 190 00:10:05.234 --> 00:10:07.300 and as you get closer you can actually see 191 00:10:07.300 --> 00:10:08.667 that it's the telescope. 192 00:10:08.667 --> 00:10:13.033 It's just amazing to me that we can pick out an object 193 00:10:13.033 --> 00:10:16.400 that's been flying around in space at orbital speeds 194 00:10:16.400 --> 00:10:19.200 and then rendezvous and come up and join up with it 195 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:22.968 until it was floating just inches above our payload bay, 196 00:10:22.968 --> 00:10:25.667 and, at that time, it looked huge to me 197 00:10:25.667 --> 00:10:27.567 as we were getting close, but it was just amazing 198 00:10:27.567 --> 00:10:30.234 that we could come up and keep with it 199 00:10:30.234 --> 00:10:32.300 and have it just float right there in our bay 200 00:10:32.300 --> 00:10:35.000 until Nancy could reach out and grab it with the arm. 201 00:10:37.334 --> 00:10:38.534 -My name is Seth. 202 00:10:38.534 --> 00:10:40.868 What inspired you to become an astronaut, 203 00:10:40.868 --> 00:10:44.000 and how old were you when you made this decision? 204 00:10:50.100 --> 00:10:53.434 -Hi, Seth, interesting question. 205 00:10:53.434 --> 00:10:54.901 What inspired me to be an astronaut 206 00:10:54.901 --> 00:11:00.200 was there was a time in my life when I wanted to contribute 207 00:11:00.200 --> 00:11:05.067 to what I thought was the greatest quest 208 00:11:05.067 --> 00:11:06.901 that mankind is undergoing right now, 209 00:11:06.901 --> 00:11:12.267 and that is the exploration of places not of this world, 210 00:11:12.267 --> 00:11:14.634 and I wanted to be a part of that. 211 00:11:14.634 --> 00:11:17.734 I thought that was the greatest thing going on in our lifetime, 212 00:11:17.734 --> 00:11:20.801 and I wanted to help out in some way. 213 00:11:24.968 --> 00:11:27.033 -Hi. My name is Shante. 214 00:11:27.033 --> 00:11:30.067 What type of skills that you learned in school and college 215 00:11:30.067 --> 00:11:32.901 help you the most at your job as an astronaut? 216 00:11:41.067 --> 00:11:44.634 -Well, Shante, probably the most important things 217 00:11:44.634 --> 00:11:46.801 that I learned came early in my education, 218 00:11:46.801 --> 00:11:50.868 and that would be just the basic science courses, 219 00:11:50.868 --> 00:11:55.667 doing well in mathematics, biology, chemistry, 220 00:11:55.667 --> 00:11:58.934 and if you get a really good basic knowledge 221 00:11:58.934 --> 00:12:01.267 of those subjects and go on from there, 222 00:12:01.267 --> 00:12:03.968 do well in high school and then go on and get 223 00:12:03.968 --> 00:12:09.367 a really good college education at your school of your choice, 224 00:12:09.367 --> 00:12:10.834 I think you would be well-prepared 225 00:12:10.834 --> 00:12:13.801 for any type of job you might want in society 226 00:12:13.801 --> 00:12:16.834 and also to be prepared to be an astronaut. 227 00:12:19.534 --> 00:12:22.767 -We have with us students from the I Have a Dream Foundation 228 00:12:22.767 --> 00:12:25.701 at the Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing Association, 229 00:12:25.701 --> 00:12:28.701 and without further ado, let's get to their questions. 230 00:12:28.701 --> 00:12:30.501 -My name is Nick. 231 00:12:30.501 --> 00:12:34.934 You installed a lot of new equipment in the telescope. 232 00:12:34.934 --> 00:12:38.400 What was the most important thing you added, and why? 233 00:12:46.300 --> 00:12:48.968 -Hi, Nick. That's a good question. 234 00:12:48.968 --> 00:12:52.934 We installed lots of important things. 235 00:12:52.934 --> 00:12:54.834 We put new solar arrays on. 236 00:12:54.834 --> 00:12:56.901 We put a new power control unit in. 237 00:12:56.901 --> 00:12:59.868 We put a reaction wheel in. 238 00:12:59.868 --> 00:13:02.033 We put a new cooling system in. 239 00:13:02.033 --> 00:13:04.467 The one instrument that I was involved 240 00:13:04.467 --> 00:13:05.801 in one of the space walks, 241 00:13:05.801 --> 00:13:09.300 the ACS, the Advanced Camera for Surveys. 242 00:13:09.300 --> 00:13:11.801 That was our major scientific objective, 243 00:13:11.801 --> 00:13:14.267 and that is going to increase the capability, 244 00:13:14.267 --> 00:13:17.501 the scientific capability, of the Hubble Space Telescope 245 00:13:17.501 --> 00:13:19.100 by a factor of 10. 246 00:13:19.100 --> 00:13:21.834 So I think we're all excited about the possibility 247 00:13:21.834 --> 00:13:25.968 of what that camera might discover. 248 00:13:25.968 --> 00:13:27.434 So I would say that was probably 249 00:13:27.434 --> 00:13:30.033 the most exciting scientific instrument 250 00:13:30.033 --> 00:13:31.868 that we put in during the mission. 251 00:13:34.300 --> 00:13:36.267 -Hi. My name is Briana. 252 00:13:36.267 --> 00:13:39.734 We did a photography program in our after-school program. 253 00:13:39.734 --> 00:13:41.067 How is the ACS different 254 00:13:41.067 --> 00:13:43.701 from the cameras we use here on Earth? 255 00:13:48.567 --> 00:13:50.200 -That's a very good question. 256 00:13:50.200 --> 00:13:51.567 The Advanced Camera for Surveys 257 00:13:51.567 --> 00:13:54.000 actually has three cameras in it, 258 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.767 and it was built just north of you, up in Boulder, Colorado. 259 00:13:57.767 --> 00:14:01.033 The three cameras are very similar to digital cameras 260 00:14:01.033 --> 00:14:04.868 that you might have at home or you might use in school 261 00:14:04.868 --> 00:14:08.300 except that the main camera, the Wide Field Camera, 262 00:14:08.300 --> 00:14:10.300 has a really huge detector chip. 263 00:14:10.300 --> 00:14:11.767 That's kind of like the film. 264 00:14:11.767 --> 00:14:15.501 It's a 4,000-by -4,000-pixel chip, 265 00:14:15.501 --> 00:14:18.300 and so it takes really supersharp pictures. 266 00:14:18.300 --> 00:14:20.934 The other two cameras are our High Resolution Camera. 267 00:14:20.934 --> 00:14:24.501 That's got, like, the zoom lens on the telescope, 268 00:14:24.501 --> 00:14:26.834 and the other one is called a Solar Blind Camera, 269 00:14:26.834 --> 00:14:29.534 and that's so that you can look very, very close to stars 270 00:14:29.534 --> 00:14:32.133 and see if maybe there's planets around those stars. 271 00:14:37.834 --> 00:14:39.367 -Hi, my name is Mira. 272 00:14:39.367 --> 00:14:41.801 Now that you have released the Hubble Space Telescope, 273 00:14:41.801 --> 00:14:44.267 how long will it take to get the first picture, 274 00:14:44.267 --> 00:14:45.901 and when will we see it? 275 00:14:53.267 --> 00:14:56.701 -Since the camera is such a special camera, 276 00:14:56.701 --> 00:14:59.267 and we've released it from the Hubble, 277 00:14:59.267 --> 00:15:01.133 the telescope team is going to wait a little while 278 00:15:01.133 --> 00:15:02.701 before they turn it on, 279 00:15:02.701 --> 00:15:06.667 and that's because even though we're nearly in a vacuum, 280 00:15:06.667 --> 00:15:08.667 just going in and servicing the telescope 281 00:15:08.667 --> 00:15:11.000 and having people on the space shuttle nearby 282 00:15:11.000 --> 00:15:13.133 causes a little bit of contamination 283 00:15:13.133 --> 00:15:15.000 to live around the telescope for a while. 284 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:16.634 So they'll probably wait at least a couple of weeks 285 00:15:16.634 --> 00:15:18.133 before they take their first picture, 286 00:15:18.133 --> 00:15:22.167 and it'll probably be a month or so before we see the results. 287 00:15:25.200 --> 00:15:27.734 -Hi, my name is Shaquille. 288 00:15:27.734 --> 00:15:35.501 Were you scared when you turned the power off on the telescope? 289 00:15:41.334 --> 00:15:44.334 -Ah, yes, we were a little bit concerned or scared 290 00:15:44.334 --> 00:15:46.801 about turning the power off on the telescope 291 00:15:46.801 --> 00:15:49.100 because there's always a worry that 292 00:15:49.100 --> 00:15:52.667 when you go to turn it back on, that something might break. 293 00:15:52.667 --> 00:15:55.467 As you know, it's usually when you're turning on your TV 294 00:15:55.467 --> 00:15:57.767 or your light bulb that that's the most chance 295 00:15:57.767 --> 00:16:00.534 for something to break or pop. 296 00:16:00.534 --> 00:16:03.834 Inside the telescope are all these relays that have -- 297 00:16:03.834 --> 00:16:06.868 some have been cycled and some haven't, little switches, 298 00:16:06.868 --> 00:16:09.167 and so we were all very concerned and very relieved 299 00:16:09.167 --> 00:16:12.467 when we heard that the power up was successful. 300 00:16:15.234 --> 00:16:16.667 -This is question is from Sharon. 301 00:16:16.667 --> 00:16:18.667 Can you describe how liftoff feels? 302 00:16:23.634 --> 00:16:25.634 -It's almost indescribable. 303 00:16:25.634 --> 00:16:26.968 You're sitting there on the pad 304 00:16:26.968 --> 00:16:29.000 waiting for the engines to light off, 305 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:31.534 and you feel like you're back in the simulator 306 00:16:31.534 --> 00:16:34.400 until all the sudden the engines light up, 307 00:16:34.400 --> 00:16:35.767 the whole vehicle starts shaking, 308 00:16:35.767 --> 00:16:37.334 and there's no doubt in your mind 309 00:16:37.334 --> 00:16:39.267 you're no longer in a simulator. 310 00:16:39.267 --> 00:16:40.834 This is the real thing, 311 00:16:40.834 --> 00:16:42.868 and then the solid rocket boosters light off, 312 00:16:42.868 --> 00:16:46.767 and you get a huge kick in the pants as you roar off the pad. 313 00:16:46.767 --> 00:16:51.367 It's just an indescribable, incredible rush of exhilaration, 314 00:16:51.367 --> 00:16:54.000 feeling the raw power as you accelerate up. 315 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:55.701 It was just beautiful. 316 00:16:55.701 --> 00:16:58.200 You can kind of tell I'm still excited about it. 317 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:03.501 -Well, thank you, STS-109. We hear our time is at an end. 318 00:17:03.501 --> 00:17:05.300 We have been watching you work for the last week. 319 00:17:05.300 --> 00:17:07.701 You've done great stuff, and we can't wait to see you come back 320 00:17:07.701 --> 00:17:09.400 and see those great new pictures from Hubble 321 00:17:09.400 --> 00:17:12.200 which will be showing at our museum and the one in Denver. 322 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:13.200 Good night. 323 00:17:13.200 --> 00:17:15.334 Thanks a lot. -Well, good night. 324 00:17:15.334 --> 00:17:17.734 It's been great having you with us on this mission, 325 00:17:17.734 --> 00:17:19.801 and we've enjoyed talking tonight. 326 00:17:26.701 --> 00:17:28.601 -Houston, Columbia. 327 00:17:32.501 --> 00:17:35.767 -Columbia, Houston, go ahead. 328 00:17:35.767 --> 00:17:38.100 -Hey, Roland, we were wondering at what time 329 00:17:38.100 --> 00:17:39.334 do you pick up the KU 330 00:17:39.334 --> 00:17:42.567 and what would be on time for the next event? 331 00:17:50.601 --> 00:17:52.100 -Columbia, Houston, Nancy, 332 00:17:52.100 --> 00:17:56.834 we should have KU at 18:34 with the event starting at 18:35. 333 00:17:59.701 --> 00:18:01.734 -Copy six. 334 00:18:01.734 --> 00:18:03.567 -No problem, and we assume 335 00:18:03.567 --> 00:18:07.000 that you'll be using the same location as your previous one? 336 00:18:09.100 --> 00:18:10.567 -Yes, we're on the middeck. 337 00:18:10.567 --> 00:18:12.567 If we're not on the flight deck, chances are 338 00:18:12.567 --> 00:18:16.601 we're on the middeck, and that's where we'll be. 339 00:18:16.601 --> 00:18:18.200 -We knew we'd be able to track you down somewhere. 340 00:18:18.200 --> 00:18:19.801 Thank you. 341 00:18:24.601 --> 00:18:28.968 -Could you describe or characterize the mission 342 00:18:28.968 --> 00:18:31.567 in terms of its success in your mind, 343 00:18:31.567 --> 00:18:33.801 and could you tell us whether you and your crew 344 00:18:33.801 --> 00:18:36.868 are exhausted, exhilarated or some of both? 345 00:18:39.067 --> 00:18:43.300 -Hey, Mark. It's great to talk to you again. 346 00:18:43.300 --> 00:18:46.200 You know, as I look back over this mission, 347 00:18:46.200 --> 00:18:47.868 we had kind of a rough start. 348 00:18:47.868 --> 00:18:49.267 Everybody came together. 349 00:18:49.267 --> 00:18:52.634 The team really responded, and from that point on, 350 00:18:52.634 --> 00:18:54.234 from the time we had the Freon failure, 351 00:18:54.234 --> 00:18:56.033 it's been an uphill climb. 352 00:18:56.033 --> 00:18:59.367 We've worked incredibly hard, been very busy, 353 00:18:59.367 --> 00:19:01.634 but also I think incredibly successful, 354 00:19:01.634 --> 00:19:04.300 and I just couldn't be prouder the whole team, 355 00:19:04.300 --> 00:19:06.701 both all of us up here and the folks down there 356 00:19:06.701 --> 00:19:09.200 who worked so hard to make this a success, 357 00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:10.501 and yes, you're right. 358 00:19:10.501 --> 00:19:12.801 We are exhausted, but we are also exhilarated. 359 00:19:12.801 --> 00:19:16.300 Unbelievable that we got everything we set out 360 00:19:16.300 --> 00:19:17.667 to do accomplished. 361 00:19:17.667 --> 00:19:19.300 We're really thrilled about that, 362 00:19:19.300 --> 00:19:20.901 and we're looking forward to coming home 363 00:19:20.901 --> 00:19:22.868 and sharing some more with everybody. 364 00:19:25.868 --> 00:19:28.100 -When you were maneuvering the arm around, 365 00:19:28.100 --> 00:19:29.801 you did some work with the telescope 366 00:19:29.801 --> 00:19:32.467 and some work with the space walkers. 367 00:19:32.467 --> 00:19:35.701 Did you feel more pressure to handle the telescope 368 00:19:35.701 --> 00:19:38.501 delicately or your space walkers? 369 00:19:43.434 --> 00:19:45.000 -I'm getting a lot of grief for that question, 370 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:49.834 but, you know, there's a high level of stress for both. 371 00:19:49.834 --> 00:19:51.601 Obviously, if we didn't grapple the telescope, 372 00:19:51.601 --> 00:19:53.200 there wouldn't have been five EVAs, 373 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:55.300 and so it started with that, and I just kind of looked at it 374 00:19:55.300 --> 00:19:56.868 as one step at a time, 375 00:19:56.868 --> 00:19:59.200 and especially as the flight engineer, also. 376 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:01.734 I just took it one day at a time, one step at a time, 377 00:20:01.734 --> 00:20:03.400 and focused on the task for that day, 378 00:20:03.400 --> 00:20:06.968 but yeah, I would be absolutely untruthful 379 00:20:06.968 --> 00:20:10.033 if I didn't say I wasn't nervous on grapple day 380 00:20:10.033 --> 00:20:13.300 because grappling a free flyer 381 00:20:13.300 --> 00:20:14.834 is probably one of the more difficult things 382 00:20:14.834 --> 00:20:18.868 we do with the arm, although it is always on my mind 383 00:20:18.868 --> 00:20:20.767 that I've got a human being on the end. 384 00:20:20.767 --> 00:20:23.734 Basically, at one point, Jim called himself an end effector 385 00:20:23.734 --> 00:20:27.033 as we were putting in the Advanced Camera for Survey 386 00:20:27.033 --> 00:20:29.834 and basically driving him in with the arm. 387 00:20:32.767 --> 00:20:37.868 -For the commander, this was your first flight as commander. 388 00:20:37.868 --> 00:20:39.934 Did you feel any real pressure 389 00:20:39.934 --> 00:20:42.267 to maybe jump into a spacesuit yourself 390 00:20:42.267 --> 00:20:44.033 or take over the robot arm earlier 391 00:20:44.033 --> 00:20:45.634 than you were supposed to? 392 00:20:48.100 --> 00:20:50.300 -Oh, everybody just did so well. 393 00:20:50.300 --> 00:20:53.534 They trained so hard and worked so hard up here, 394 00:20:53.534 --> 00:20:55.400 I probably had the easiest job of all. 395 00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:58.734 I just got to sit back and watch everybody do their jobs. 396 00:20:58.734 --> 00:21:01.801 It's a great team effort, both on the ground and up here, 397 00:21:01.801 --> 00:21:03.901 and I just can't thank everybody enough, 398 00:21:03.901 --> 00:21:07.434 from my crew to the whole support staff at Houston. 399 00:21:10.968 --> 00:21:15.834 -In terms of the Freon loop number one situation, 400 00:21:15.834 --> 00:21:19.501 I am wondering what your cockpit displays will show you, 401 00:21:19.501 --> 00:21:23.067 whether they would enable you to monitor flow rates 402 00:21:23.067 --> 00:21:24.734 within that particular loop, 403 00:21:24.734 --> 00:21:30.667 and if you have any lingering concerns about that situation? 404 00:21:30.667 --> 00:21:33.100 -Well, we do have indications here, you know, 405 00:21:33.100 --> 00:21:34.868 as well as all the data the ground has, 406 00:21:34.868 --> 00:21:38.634 but we see the aft, basically is a black box, 407 00:21:38.634 --> 00:21:41.167 and we get a flow rate indication through that, 408 00:21:41.167 --> 00:21:43.234 and we've monitored that and looked at it. 409 00:21:43.234 --> 00:21:46.234 It's remained basically stable through the flight. 410 00:21:46.234 --> 00:21:50.000 I know ECOM on the ground has probably been staring 411 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:51.400 at that number as well, 412 00:21:51.400 --> 00:21:54.000 alert to let us know if there was any degradation, 413 00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:56.334 but we're really happy with the shape of Columbia. 414 00:21:56.334 --> 00:21:57.701 It's worked out fine. 415 00:21:57.701 --> 00:22:01.067 From a few nervous moments to our big success, 416 00:22:01.067 --> 00:22:03.834 I think we're all just elated that we got to stay up here 417 00:22:03.834 --> 00:22:06.567 and complete the mission. 418 00:22:06.567 --> 00:22:08.667 -And just a quick follow on that, 419 00:22:08.667 --> 00:22:13.467 what actions would be required on either the part of you 420 00:22:13.467 --> 00:22:17.834 and Digger or the ground if you, for some reason, 421 00:22:17.834 --> 00:22:23.367 had to switch over to loop two and fly solely on that, 422 00:22:23.367 --> 00:22:27.534 and what would be the upshot if both loops for some reason 423 00:22:27.534 --> 00:22:30.467 went down after the deorbit burn? 424 00:22:33.133 --> 00:22:37.601 -Well, I guess the quick answer is we'd all get very warm. 425 00:22:37.601 --> 00:22:40.968 The shuttle actually works on both Freon loops all the time. 426 00:22:40.968 --> 00:22:44.300 So if you lose one, you have to start shutting equipment off. 427 00:22:44.300 --> 00:22:45.501 If you lose both, you've got 428 00:22:45.501 --> 00:22:47.300 to get on the ground as soon as possible. 429 00:22:47.300 --> 00:22:49.601 So if something like that had happened, 430 00:22:49.601 --> 00:22:51.133 that was the big concern. 431 00:22:51.133 --> 00:22:54.667 Will the one degraded cooling loop have enough capability 432 00:22:54.667 --> 00:22:56.601 to get us to the ground with all the equipment 433 00:22:56.601 --> 00:22:59.567 and redundancy that we needed, and the ground decided, 434 00:22:59.567 --> 00:23:01.601 looking at the rates, that it would. 435 00:23:01.601 --> 00:23:04.968 We were capable of the next worst-case failure, 436 00:23:04.968 --> 00:23:06.734 and that's what allowed us 437 00:23:06.734 --> 00:23:08.634 to stay up here the rest of the time. 438 00:23:11.267 --> 00:23:13.701 -Since you've been space walking now on the station 439 00:23:13.701 --> 00:23:15.701 and the Hubble, 440 00:23:15.701 --> 00:23:18.267 which of your experiences stands out 441 00:23:18.267 --> 00:23:22.133 as your most memorable space walking day? 442 00:23:24.868 --> 00:23:28.567 -I think that each one is in its own category of memories, 443 00:23:28.567 --> 00:23:33.100 its own special place. 444 00:23:33.100 --> 00:23:35.200 When we put the International Space Station together 445 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:38.000 and on its path there, that was very, very special, 446 00:23:38.000 --> 00:23:39.567 when Jerry and I went out, 447 00:23:39.567 --> 00:23:42.467 and as you know, Jerry's going out next month on the station. 448 00:23:42.467 --> 00:23:44.300 Doing Hubble though is a very special experience 449 00:23:44.300 --> 00:23:46.133 because it is such an internationally 450 00:23:46.133 --> 00:23:48.200 known piece of equipment, 451 00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:50.801 and it's so productive, and it's so demanding. 452 00:23:50.801 --> 00:23:53.834 So each one is very special in its way, 453 00:23:53.834 --> 00:23:55.868 but they're both very different types of space walks. 454 00:23:55.868 --> 00:23:59.934 -I mean, was this mission 455 00:23:59.934 --> 00:24:02.367 everything that you really expected it to be? 456 00:24:04.534 --> 00:24:06.601 -Yes, everything and more. 457 00:24:06.601 --> 00:24:08.467 In my mind, before the mission, 458 00:24:08.467 --> 00:24:11.868 I think I was thinking I wouldn't be surprised 459 00:24:11.868 --> 00:24:13.767 if we didn't accomplish all the objectives, 460 00:24:13.767 --> 00:24:17.133 but it's -- We went out there 461 00:24:17.133 --> 00:24:18.734 and then did it, and we did it together, 462 00:24:18.734 --> 00:24:21.300 and I think as far as any particular day, 463 00:24:21.300 --> 00:24:24.300 the day that probably jazzed me the most so far 464 00:24:24.300 --> 00:24:26.567 would be rendezvous day. 465 00:24:26.567 --> 00:24:28.167 It was just such a thrill, 466 00:24:28.167 --> 00:24:29.634 after all the training we've had, 467 00:24:29.634 --> 00:24:33.934 to see that happen for real, and there was one point 468 00:24:33.934 --> 00:24:35.767 when Hubble was still quite a ways out, 469 00:24:35.767 --> 00:24:37.634 and Scooter had me go back 470 00:24:37.634 --> 00:24:39.367 and look out the overhead window, 471 00:24:39.367 --> 00:24:41.801 and there's this beautiful golden star, 472 00:24:41.801 --> 00:24:43.901 and I just couldn't believe it was happening. 473 00:24:43.901 --> 00:24:46.300 It seemed like a dream. 474 00:24:50.467 --> 00:24:53.601 -The crew onboard Columbia will shortly press 475 00:24:53.601 --> 00:24:55.100 into the activation 476 00:24:55.100 --> 00:24:57.634 of one of three hydraulic power units on the orbiter 477 00:24:57.634 --> 00:25:00.334 to begin the flight control system checkout 478 00:25:00.334 --> 00:25:03.300 that will verify the operation and the health 479 00:25:03.300 --> 00:25:05.300 of all of the aero surfaces on the orbiter, 480 00:25:05.300 --> 00:25:09.601 the typical day-before-landing checkouts of Columbia's systems. 481 00:25:17.868 --> 00:25:20.868 And a good view of the reaction control system jets 482 00:25:20.868 --> 00:25:24.300 firing at the rear of Columbia. 483 00:25:24.300 --> 00:25:28.200 This view, looking aft in the payload bay. 484 00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:31.100 The shuttle's 50-foot-long robot arm on the right side, 485 00:25:31.100 --> 00:25:32.634 which was used to retrieve and deploy 486 00:25:32.634 --> 00:25:35.367 the Hubble Space Telescope and maneuver space walkers 487 00:25:35.367 --> 00:25:38.067 around during 5 days of servicing tasks. 488 00:25:38.067 --> 00:25:40.534 In the foreground is the rigid array carrier, 489 00:25:40.534 --> 00:25:43.767 the cargo carrier in which the old solar arrays 490 00:25:43.767 --> 00:25:45.801 for the Hubble Space Telescope are housed 491 00:25:45.801 --> 00:25:48.968 and which will be returned to the European Space Agency. 492 00:25:52.968 --> 00:25:55.000 This is Mission Control Houston. 493 00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:57.734 Columbia currently moving off the northern coast 494 00:25:57.734 --> 00:25:59.400 of the continent of Australia, 495 00:25:59.400 --> 00:26:01.167 beginning a southwest-to-northeasterly 496 00:26:01.167 --> 00:26:04.167 swing across the Pacific Ocean, soon to cross the equator 497 00:26:04.167 --> 00:26:08.667 to begin the 151st orbit of this mission. 498 00:26:08.667 --> 00:26:10.634 All of Columbia's systems in good shape. 499 00:26:10.634 --> 00:26:14.734 One of several dozen reaction control system jets 500 00:26:14.734 --> 00:26:17.300 failed during the reaction control system 501 00:26:17.300 --> 00:26:19.067 hot fire test a short time ago 502 00:26:19.067 --> 00:26:20.968 because of a low chamber pressure, 503 00:26:20.968 --> 00:26:24.968 but it is one of four such jets in a package of yaw-firing jets 504 00:26:24.968 --> 00:26:27.667 at the rear of the orbiter, and so that has no impact 505 00:26:27.667 --> 00:26:31.234 to tomorrow morning's entry and landing. 506 00:26:31.234 --> 00:26:34.100 Columbia is moving into an orbital sunset at the moment 507 00:26:34.100 --> 00:26:36.601 at an altitude of 338 statute miles. 508 00:26:36.601 --> 00:26:39.667 All of its other systems checked out perfectly earlier 509 00:26:39.667 --> 00:26:41.267 this morning. 510 00:26:41.267 --> 00:26:42.767 The flight control system checkout 511 00:26:42.767 --> 00:26:45.267 and the activation of one of three hydraulic power units 512 00:26:45.267 --> 00:26:46.734 went off without a hitch, 513 00:26:46.734 --> 00:26:48.234 and so Columbia is in good shape, 514 00:26:48.234 --> 00:26:50.200 ready to support entry and landing tomorrow 515 00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:52.133 morning to the Kennedy Space Center. 516 00:26:56.834 --> 00:26:58.801 -Columbia moving across the Southern Indian Ocean. 517 00:26:58.801 --> 00:27:02.067 The island of Madagascar here on your screen, 518 00:27:02.067 --> 00:27:05.133 the southern tip on the right-hand side of your screen. 519 00:27:18.167 --> 00:27:20.601 The Western coast of Mexico in view here. 520 00:27:39.534 --> 00:27:40.834 This is Mission Control Houston. 521 00:27:40.834 --> 00:27:43.767 In the center of your screen is the Atlantic coast 522 00:27:43.767 --> 00:27:46.601 of Southern Africa. 523 00:27:46.601 --> 00:27:49.100 North is to the bottom right of your screen, 524 00:27:49.100 --> 00:27:51.400 and south is to the top left. 525 00:27:56.834 --> 00:27:58.434 -Well, it's that time of night again, guys, 526 00:27:58.434 --> 00:28:01.667 and this is Orbit 2's last shift, 527 00:28:01.667 --> 00:28:04.100 assuming that you land on time. 528 00:28:04.100 --> 00:28:05.767 I'd like to say I can't top Mariel, 529 00:28:05.767 --> 00:28:07.334 but this has been a privilege for me 530 00:28:07.334 --> 00:28:09.067 and all of the Orbit 2 team, 531 00:28:09.067 --> 00:28:12.667 and I'd like to leave you with this. 532 00:28:12.667 --> 00:28:14.534 We all know that the best stories are the ones 533 00:28:14.534 --> 00:28:16.000 that are still there when grandchildren 534 00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:17.300 are running around, 535 00:28:17.300 --> 00:28:19.400 and I expect that many stories from this adventure 536 00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:23.334 will still be vivid when -- for us all when that time comes, 537 00:28:23.334 --> 00:28:25.701 stories from the Freon loops that almost did not let us 538 00:28:25.701 --> 00:28:30.033 begin to that wonderful feeling of success after the fifth EVA. 539 00:28:30.033 --> 00:28:32.133 I think that the number of times that all of us here 540 00:28:32.133 --> 00:28:35.300 on the ground recount with pride the fact that we were there 541 00:28:35.300 --> 00:28:37.400 and that we knew the guys who did this 542 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:41.634 will echo the spirit that we all shared this week. 543 00:28:41.634 --> 00:28:43.467 Now, one of the guys on the ground 544 00:28:43.467 --> 00:28:45.234 who had his first flight as flight director 545 00:28:45.234 --> 00:28:47.400 is just sitting on my left here 546 00:28:47.400 --> 00:28:50.801 is the Orbit 2 Flight Director, Tony Ceccacci, 547 00:28:50.801 --> 00:28:52.767 and with the focus he showed you guys, 548 00:28:52.767 --> 00:28:54.167 he no doubt has a long, 549 00:28:54.167 --> 00:28:56.734 distinguished career in front of him. 550 00:28:56.734 --> 00:28:58.701 So off in the future when he becomes a famous 551 00:28:58.701 --> 00:29:03.300 flight director, say, like, on the first mission to Mars, 552 00:29:03.300 --> 00:29:05.901 one of the stories you can tell your grandchildren 553 00:29:05.901 --> 00:29:08.834 is that it was he who was the first-time flight director 554 00:29:08.834 --> 00:29:10.167 when they put that amazing, 555 00:29:10.167 --> 00:29:13.634 advanced Camera for Survey on the Hubble. 556 00:29:13.634 --> 00:29:15.501 So I know that Tony thanks you for the good show 557 00:29:15.501 --> 00:29:17.167 you gave him on his first flight, 558 00:29:17.167 --> 00:29:19.167 and to the crew of STS-109, 559 00:29:19.167 --> 00:29:21.534 stay in the corridor at the entry interface, 560 00:29:21.534 --> 00:29:23.000 have a safe landing, 561 00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:25.367 see you at Ellington and good night. 562 00:29:28.868 --> 00:29:33.267 -And to Steve, Tony and the rest of the MCC team, Steve, 563 00:29:33.267 --> 00:29:35.400 just tremendously eloquent words. 564 00:29:35.400 --> 00:29:37.734 We really appreciate every one of your thoughts. 565 00:29:37.734 --> 00:29:41.400 It's been an honor to be just the tip of the spear here, 566 00:29:41.400 --> 00:29:43.601 part of the big team. 567 00:29:43.601 --> 00:29:46.167 Tony, it's been a joy to work with you. 568 00:29:46.167 --> 00:29:48.868 We appreciate the support you've given throughout 569 00:29:48.868 --> 00:29:52.567 the entire mission preparation and execution, 570 00:29:52.567 --> 00:29:57.601 and words fail me, basically. 571 00:29:57.601 --> 00:30:00.234 It's been a tremendous privilege to be here, 572 00:30:00.234 --> 00:30:01.234 and just thank you very...