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Progress Launches to Space Station
A new Progress cargo resupply vehicle launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.
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Preflight Interview: Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mission Specialist
"That’s going to be the highlight I think of the flight for me. Going out and really stepping out and seeing the vastness of the view of the Earth and the space station and the shuttle and then, of course out beyond."
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Preflight Interview: Charles O. Hobaugh, Commander
"I think I remember the people more than I do the flight as probably the most memorable thing."
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Preflight Interview: Michael J. Foreman, Mission Specialist
"Well, this is a great crew. We’re really enjoying each other I think during our training flow, very light hearted, joking all the time and not giving anybody any slack. It’s like we kid each other about things all the time so it’s been a great time."
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Preflight Interview: Randolph J. Bresnik, Mission Specialist
"I’d say in a word: it’s been fun. We’ve got six guys of which I’m the smallest, which at over six feet is kind of saying something."
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Preflight Interview: Barry E. "Butch" Wilmore, Pilot
"The best thing about my job is the variety. Every day’s different."
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Preflight Interview: Leland D. Melvin, Mission Specialist
"It’s just one big team, one big family and when things go wrong we all suffer that together. When things go right, we all celebrate that together."
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Preflight Interview: Maxim Suraev
"It's very important that there is going to be a six-person crew on board and it is very important that each of them be able to engage in full-fledged research."
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NASA's Pathfinder Tracks Weather for Ferry Flight
Weather challenged pathfinder team for Discovery's piggy-backed return to Kennedy Space Center.
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Preflight Interview: Jeffrey Williams
"One of the things I tell kids of all ages is if you have a goal in life not to give up and to learn from disappointments, suffer through disappointments, continue working ahead at whatever you're doing, whatever responsibilities you're given, but don’t give up."