
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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Canadarm2 takes the boom segment from the Shuttle's robotic arm and places it in Discovery's cargo bay. (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 4.9MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 1.8MB (Real Player) |
CSA Astronaut and CapCom Julie Payette congratulates the STS-114 crew at the end Flight Day 9. (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 748KB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 285KB (Real Player) |
STS-114 Astronaut Steve Robinson ensures a safe re-entry by removing "gap fillers" protruding from Discovery's tiles. (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 1.2MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 320KB (Real Player) |
Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi working on the International Space Station from the end of Canadarm2. (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 2.1MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 578KB (Real Player) |
Canadarm and the Canadian-built Orbiter Boom on Discovery (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 866KB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 362KB (Real Player) |
Canadarm and Canadarm2 - Together Again! (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 2.2MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 796KB (Real Player) |
A View of the Shuttle's Heat Protection Tiles (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 1.2MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 416KB (Real Player) |
A View of the Shuttle's Heat Protection Tiles (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 1.6MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 478KB (Real Player) |
Space Shuttle Discovery Performs a Perfect Pitch Maneuver (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 2MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 522KB (Real Player) |
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!" High resolution – 5MB(Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 362KB (Real Player) |
Space Shuttle Discovery lands Tuesday August 9th at 8:12 a.m. EDT at Edwards Air Force Base in California. (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 1.5MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 780 KB (Real Player) |
Space Shuttle Discovery Launch (Photo/Video: NASA TV) High resolution – 5.12MB (Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 1.4MB (Real Player) |
![]() Animation of NASA TV Canadarm2 delivers External Stowage Platform-2 to External Stowage Platform Attachment Device (ESPAD). High resolution – 678KB(Windows Media Player) Low resolution – 302KB (Real Player) |
![]() NEPTEC Animation Inspection of the exterior of the Space Shuttle using the Neptec Laser Camera System. High resolution – 39.5MB(Windows Media Player) |
![]() MDA Animation Deployment and usage of the Boom for Nose cap, Port leading edge, Tail and Underbody surveys. High resolution – 18.2MB(Windows Media Player) |