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STS-121 Mission Briefing Materials July 16, 2006: + Mission Status Briefing July 14, 2006: + Mission Status Briefing | + Post-MMT Briefing July 12, 2006: + Mission Status Briefing July 10, 2006: + Mission Status Briefing July 9, 2006: + Post-Mission Management Team Briefing July 8, 2006: + Mission Status Briefing/Post-MMT Briefing July 7, 2006: + Mission Status Briefing | + Post-MMT Briefing July 6, 2006: + Post-Mission Management Team Briefing July 5, 2006: + Post-Mission Management Team Briefing July 4, 2006: + Foam and Debris During Ascent July 3, 2006: + Pre Launch External Tank Foam Incident
STS-121 Solid Rocket Boosters Videos + Right forward SRB camera (Windows media) + Right aft SRB camera (Windows media) + Left aft SRB camera (13.7 Mb Quicktime movie) + Left forward SRB camera (13.6 Mb Quicktime movie) + Separation composite view (10 Mb Quicktime movie)
Additional Resources + STS-121 Mission | STS-121 Crew + STS-121 Execute Packages + STS-121 EVA 3 Timeline (1.8 Mb PDF) + STS-121 Mission Fact Sheet (553 Kb PDF) + STS-121 Press Kit (6 Mb) + External Tank-119 Fact Sheet (460 Kb PDF) + External Tank Risk Assessment Masses (81 kb PDF) + NASA TV Page + Return to Flight Implementation Plan -- 12th Edition (8.4 Mb PDF) + Previous Implementation Plans
June 17, 2006 Flight Readiness Review: + Statement from Bryan O'Connor and Chris Scolese + Certificate of Flight Readiness Endorsement (3.9 Mb PDF) + Post FRR Briefing (92 Kb PDF) + June 17, 2006: Post FRR Press Briefing Charts (199 Kb PDF)
Briefings: + June 30, 2006 Briefing Transcript (124 Kb PDF) + June 8, 2006 Shuttle Preflight Briefing Graphics + May 31, 2006 Shuttle Program Briefing Transcript (112 Kb PDF) + May 19, 2006 Shuttle Rollout -- Wayne Hale Audio Clips + April 28, 2006 Shuttle Program BriefingTranscript (68 Kb PDF) + March 14, 2006 Shuttle Program BriefingTranscript (87 Kb PDF)
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| | 07.17.06 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #26
A smooth landing by the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center this morning completed the second return to flight test mission and set the stage to resume assembly of the International Space Station later this summer.
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| | 07.16.06 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #25
Discovery is targeted for a landing at 8:14 a.m. CDT Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| | 07.16.06 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #24
The Space Shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled for their last full day in space today, as they make their final preparations for deorbit and landing tomorrow.
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| | 07.17.06 - NASA Welcomes Space Shuttle Crew Back to Earth
The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew are home after a 13-day, five million-mile journey in space.
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| | 07.14.06 - NASA'S Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land Monday
Commander Steve Lindsey and his crew onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery will complete their mission, STS-121, with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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| | 07.11.06 - President Bush Calls the International Space Station
President George W. Bush offered his best wishes to the crews of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station Tuesday.
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| | 07.06.06 - TV and Web Coverage of Shuttle Discovery
NASA is providing round-the-clock coverage of Discovery's flight to the space station.
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| | 07.04.06 - Shuttle Launch Provides Fireworks
Discovery is on its way to the International Space Station.
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