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Video File for June 22, 1999
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ITEM 2 STS-93 CREW ARRIVAL
The STS-93 astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center Monday, June
21, to participate in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The flight crew is comprised of Commander Eileen Collins,
Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission specialists Steve Hawley, Catherine Coleman
and French Astronaut Michel Tognini. A countdown test is held prior to
each Space Shuttle flight. The launch day dress rehearsal, scheduled for
Thursday, follows three days of emergency egress training exercises,
flights in the Shuttle Training Aircraft and an inspection of the
Chandra X-ray Observatory payload inside Shuttle Columbia's payload bay.
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ITEM 2 FUSE SPACECRAFT TO LAUNCH THIS WEEK (REPLAY) (TRT
05:55)
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spacecraft (FUSE)
mission seeks to answer long-standing questions about the origins of the
universe. FUSE will investigate the origin and evolution of the lightest
elements in the universe. FUSE will also examine the forces and
processes involved in the evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary
systems.
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UPCOMING LIVE EVENT: FUSE PRELAUNCH BRIEFING, JUNE 23
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spacecraft (FUSE)
mission seeks to answer long-standing questions about the origins of the
universe. Launch of the spacecraft is scheduled for Thursday, June 24 at
11:39 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. A prelaunch briefing
will be held June 23, at 2 p.m. EDT and carried live on NASA Television.
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UPCOMING LIVE EVENT: FUSE LAUNCH, JUNE 24
Launch is scheduled for Thursday, June 24 from the Cape Canaveral
Air
Station, FL. Launch coverage, which will be carried live on NASA
Television, will begin at 10 a.m. EDT, and the launch window opens at
11:39 a.m.
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