NASA Post-Landing Press Conference:
Question: (Maureen Taylor, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation); Given that some of the things done on this mission were done to learn from Columbia -- pulling out the gap filler, that space walk, all the cameras, and then the belly flip in space -- how much of that will need to be done on every mission in the future?
Answer: (Bill Readdy, Associate Administrator, Space Operations, NASA); Well, first of all, you're from Canada, and I'd like to say that this mission would not have been possible without the work of MDR, MacDonald Dettwiler Robotics. The work that was done on the shuttle arm, the work that was done on the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, work that was done on the station arm made it possible for us to complete this mission and get the data that we have and use all those different new sensors that we were able to field.
So my compliments to your fellow countrymen up there in Canada for the work that they have done.
They've been with us all along in the return to flight effort, and I think they've done a magnificent job.
They should be very, very proud.
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Space Shuttle Discovery lands Tuesday August 9th at 8:12 a.m. EDT at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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Canadarm2 takes the boom segment from the Shuttle's robotic arm and places it in Discovery's cargo bay.
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CSA Astronaut and CapCom Julie
Payette congratulates the STS-114 crew at the end Flight Day 9.
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STS-114 Astronaut Steve Robinson ensures a safe re-entry by removing "gap fillers" protruding from Discovery's tiles.
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Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi working on the International Space Station from the end of Canadarm2. (Photo/Video: NASA TV)
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Canadarm and the Canadian-built Orbiter Boom on Discovery
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Canadarm and Canadarm2 - Together Again!
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A View of the Shuttle's Heat Protection Tiles
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A View of the Shuttle's Heat Protection Tiles
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Space Shuttle Discovery Performs a Perfect Pitch Maneuver
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While conducting inspections on Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-114 commander Eileen Collins comments on the Canadarm:
"And we just flew over Europe, had a beautiful view, and the crew is all saying that the Canadarm is just amazing!" |
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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch
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A line of thunderstorms form the backdrop for this view of the extended Space Shuttle Discovery's robotic arm while docked to the International Space Station during the STS-114 mission. (Photo: NASA) |
(29 July 2005) – This scene, photographed from the International Space Station while docked with Space Shuttle Discovery, shows the orbiter, the orbiter's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, the Space Station RMS (Canadarm2), the Orbiter Boom and Sensor System (OBSS) and a Soyuz vehicle docked with the orbital outpost. (Photo: NASA) |
(28 July 2005) – As seen from Discovery's cabin, STS-114 Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm flexes above Earth. Crews of Space Station and Discovery will later use RMS and boom to study Shuttle's tiles. (Photo: NASA) |
(28 July 2005) – This image of the International Space Station easing toward the Space Shuttle Discovery was photographed by one of the STS-114 astronauts in the orbiter's crew cabin. (Photo: NASA) |
A "family portrait" of the three Canadian robotic arms (Canadarm, Canadarm2 and OBSS) working together as a team to inspect the Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo taken from the International Space Station by NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Philips and Expedition 11 crew member.
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Picture of Discovery taken Thursday July 28, 2005 during pitch maneuver prior to docking on the International Space Station. This is the first image of the orbiter from this angle, with the Earth below.
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OBSS is undergoing final checkout and testing in the lab prior to installation on Space Shuttle Discovery. The 50-foot-long OBSS will be attached to the Remote Manipulator System, or Shuttle arm, and is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the orbiter with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle's Thermal Protection System while in space.
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Inside the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the orbiter Discovery's payload bay doors are ready to be closed.
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A computer-generated view shows the bottom of the Space Shuttle Discovery in flight with the new Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Booster Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) deployed to survey the wing leading edge for damage.
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The Remote Manipulator System, or Shuttle arm, is seen on the port side (top) and Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) is seen on the starboard side (lower) of the payload bay.
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A computer-generated profile view of Space Shuttle Discovery in Earth orbit with the Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) doing its survey work on the leading edge of the wing.
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Artist's rendering of the new Inspection Boom attached to the end of Canadarm extending its reach to inspect the Shuttle's thermal protection system.
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This 3-D rendering depicts Neptec's Laser Camera System, deployed on the OBSS, scanning the nose cone of the Space Shuttle Discovery for potential damage to the Shuttle's heat shield tiles. NASA is harnessing Neptec's technology to detect tiny fractures in the Shuttle's heat shield before the crew risks re-entry.
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Canadian Space Agency Chief Astronaut Julie Payette will be one of the CapComs (Capsule Communicators), a voice link with the crew of STS-114.
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Space Shuttle Discovery on Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.
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STS-114 crew members come together for a group photo. Pictured, from left, are Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Charles Camarda and Wendy Lawrence, Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, and Pilot James Kelly.
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From left, STS-114 astronauts Steve Robinson, Jim Kelly, Andy Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, Charlie Camarda, Eileen Collins and Soichi Noguchi.
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The STS-114 patch design signifies the return of the Space Shuttle to flight and honors the memory of the STS-107
Columbia crew.
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Col. Chris Hadfield inspects the Neptec laser scanner in the Neptec Vision System Certification Laboratory in Kanata, Ontario. Col.
Hadfield toured the Neptec facility in March to inspect the laser scanner while it was undergoing testing prior to shipment to the Kennedy Space Center.
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The new Neptec laser scanner that will be used by astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery to inspect the shuttle's sensitive outer skin. The scanner is pictured here in Neptec's Vision System Certification Laboratory, undergoing final testing before shipment to the Kennedy Space Center.
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A closeup view of the Neptec laser scanner. The tissue paper covers the optical window through which an invisible laser will be scanned across the surfaces of the shuttle in order to catch even fine cracks that could prove fatal to the shuttle during re-entry from orbit. The scanner is covered in reflective silver tape to prevent it from overheating when exposed to harsh direct sunlight
in orbit.
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The new scanner, based on a design, pioneered by the National Research Council of Canada, was developed by Neptec from a scanner that was originally tested in 2001 on shuttle flight STS-105. When installed on the new extension boom for the Canadarm the scanner will be able to inspect even hard to reach areas of the underside of the shuttle that
cannot usually be seen from inside.
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