we
good morning mrs. that voice is music to
my ears thank you very much good morning
tom and discovery good morning if I
can't wait to see that singer I agree
discovery Houston for Tom
corrector a good morning I think for us
down here it is and the folks out here
watched the SES check out in hot fire
and did a splendid job and we have a few
words concerning your weather for
tomorrow and our plan of attack we have
about a couple minutes to do that so if
you're ready to copy I'll get this
before the co e go ahead okay the plan
attack from management is to try the two
opportunities in the KSC tomorrow we
will not have Edward support Edwards
weather looks great for the duration of
the mission right now KSC tomorrow the
forecast is go with a slight chance of
maybe 2,000 broken but we're still
looking at that that's on the first
opportunity on a second opportunity it
looks solid go was about 2,000 scattered
25,000 scattered and five miles is with
there may be a slight chance of some
ground fog early in the morning as you
expect and was winds up to maybe about
10 knots but it's looking good for
tomorrow and we plan to get you on the
ground on the first attempt that's not
that the second one and we got about a
minute and a half to zero we if you have
any questions that sounds good a skirt
we have no questions and we have message
82 alpha on board okay we copy that it
should be 82 83 and 85 up there
somewhere so probably on the other side
of the Xeelee if you find those will
expect some feedback another net will
see you tomorrow morning bright early
for the 0 entry stuff okay we do have SH
83 and 85 upland talk to the ball ok Tom
thanks you very much we'll see you
and I'd like to address this question to
mission specialist Nancy Curie good
morning Nancy Nancy the question I have
did you ever look over my shoulder when
we were taking testing top class with ms
Chavez said say about 18 years ago this
is Karis before my favorite teachers
that affect you that my last launch
holding hands with my dad during the
launch of Endeavour two years ago like
to say to all your friends back in
foreign right now well actually spoke to
the hook elementary school in Troy
yesterday and they were the winners of
the Nancy Korea mathematics and science
award for their saw acts experiments the
ham radio experiments I got to speak to
about 12 of the kids to answer some of
their questions it was wonderful can't
wait to go home and meet him in person
no Nansen you've been doing the line of
that you've been teaching kids Emmitt
Smith and talking to another school 257
Troy that's about whatever I want to
know about the mission about what you're
doing up there I think what I'd like
most people to take away is the
important science that we're doing in
addition to the communication satellite
deployment that we did on the first day
so it just demonstrates the versatility
of the space shuttle and all that we can
do in an eight-day mission then you have
an impact with some kind of space debris
or meteorite here we had a chemically go
we had a micrometeorite hit on my side
of the window it's very small in the top
corner and it's warm no consequence
re-entry Santos has been pretty scary
though imagine being no Magister stand
something like that I can't imagine now
an answer this is your second mission
back to you again a better than right
now I guess the car call yourself in a
good learning experience this time that
maybe
experienced before actually my first
visit I didn't have very much window
time because we had a hot module in the
back where we had 22 experiments we're
working on those extensively about a
little bit more window time this time
not very much so and I'm hoping to catch
a little bit tonight before our last but
on fun orbit the window time meaning
that mentioned at the scene at the
windows that ones you're talking that
extended good yeah believe it or not
down here on the mystic all we have is a
side hatch window a very small window to
look out and do the attitude of the
orbiter many times to start all that
great of a view because normally we're
flying with the payload bay of the
shuttle down towards the Earth so the
overhead windows on the flight deck give
a tremendous view of the world and what
would your advice be the young people
who may want to become an astronaut I'm
not sure about the role model part i
always look back to my days than try and
that the teachers like mrs. status and
my biology and chemistry teachers and
many of those who are again at my launch
I think what teachers take an interest
in a student and encourage them that
that means so much and all I'd say the
students is give it a thousand percent
enjoy what you do no matter what you do
whether it be an artist that architect
or after that the Nancy you never lose
everybody in town class did you so I
can't say that I did Nancy 20th reunion
coming up in two years and going to make
it I understand Lehigh school reunion at
the launch but unfortunately we were
delayed at the last minute did some
damage to our external plank and so many
of the folks I reunion without a launch
when you come back to the 20th my god
thank you out of you thank you for
joining us live webisodes ride home all
right discovery the next station you
will hear from is WJW in cleveland the
next voice you'll hear will be w JW in
Cleveland good morning discovery from
the rock and roll hall of fame City how
are you all this morning oh we're fine
welcome aboard discovery we're just now
approaching the west coast of Africa 160
miles above the earth commander if you
would could you give us a wrap-up of how
the week has been for you Oh a week in
this mission started with a fantastic
launch we launched almost within a
minute of being on time the asset was
extremely smooth the first day in orbit
was our most challenging and most
rewarding we deployed the primary
objective which was the tracking and
data relay satellite and then we
immediately went into the activation of
a series of experiments which are just
now completing today and tomorrow and
we're looking forward to a smooth entry
and landing tomorrow morning and friday
alright in Florida Mary Ellen we know
this is your first time up in space what
is the strongest impression you will
bring back to work
how beautiful the earth is and how agile
it is or at least has fragile it appears
we've had a lot of us had a lot of looks
at different parts of the world and
seeing the effects that we're having on
the environment and that definitely is
left an impression on me don thomas i
know that in a sense what you're doing
here is living out a dream a reality of
a goal what message do you send to young
people back on earth about obtaining the
goals I wanted to be an astronaut since
I was about six years old I watched Alan
Shepard go up in 1961 i made this then
next year i watched john glenn go up
also and those are my role models and
they motivated me to do my best in
school just work hard towards achieving
your dream and I that's what I tell kids
today just never give up on your dream
keep working towards it if you have a
setback along the way that's alright
just pick up the pieces and move on but
keep trying Kevin up there you've been
in such close contact you think you will
ever want to see another Ohio and again
I'll tell you what if they're anything
like these four here I sure what very
good Nancy earlier in the week we saw
some video coming back of lightning from
outer space if you could could you
describe to us what it is like to see
from way up there did you see I said
that I were just looking at that this
morning and last night and and would you
feel lighting so for more but it almost
looks like there's a static electric
charge of setting up in a field so
you'll see it jump from one place to
another and the stark contrast between
the blackness that you see and the
lighting storms it's just incredible the
other interesting thing is that you can
see fires floating red glow on the
ground during the night at houses
down this is your second time in space
what are some of the luxuries you get
the second time around
the second time around I got to ride
absence up on the flight deck which I
didn't do on my first mission so I was a
member of the absent team and that was
an incredible thrilled to be able to
look out the overhead windows I saw the
main engine starting and I could see
part of the flames when we were getting
close to orbit through the overhead
windows and that was just a spectacular
view and Commander as you get ready to
return to Earth what are some of the
final things you prepare to close up
shop with well this flooring we
completed our flight control check out
and make sure our reaction control jets
we're working fine the remainders a day
we will finish up the experiments that
will be stowed for entry we'll do some
housekeeping and make sure everything is
shipshape so that when we wake up
tomorrow we can go right into the seats
and begin reentry preparation and done
one last thing have you been getting the
tribe scores up there I have not heard
Holly been doing since we've been up
there for the last week but I assume
they're pulling further and further
ahead of the pack that's exactly right
they're doing fine we wish you a very
safe return and we can't tell you how
proud we all are thank you very much and
this is w JW t be clear discovery the
next station you will hear from is w cmh
in columbus the next voice you will hear
will be from WC MH in columbus pilots
kevin kriegel mission specialist dr.
donald thomas major nancy curry and Mary
Ellen Weber they join us this morning
good morning everybody can you hear us
good morning welcome welcome to
Discovery well thanks for taking the
time to chat with us yesterday we all
heard about the meteorite that hit the
shuttle obviously so scary moments for
you guys can you tell us about that
actually it occurred when we were asleep
and we didn't notice the impact point
until we looked at that window during a
morning sighting of a target on the
ground and it wasn't as great all to us
it's it looks like a dirty window with a
chip out of it so we don't think there's
any ants
to the vehicle or us and it really was
no impact to the operation here that's
good you know your flight as you know
has been dubbed the Buckeye mission for
a viewer from Ohio and I covered Neil
Armstrong's homecoming in wapakoneta
near my hometown also a Nancy Curry's
home town of Troy why so many ohioans
have been in space I think last count 21
or so what accounts for that well part
of it is what you see in a while behind
us if will spread a little bit i think
we give credit to the schools of ohio
they produced more astronauts than any
other state in the Union and it was just
coincidence that all four of us were
assigned to this particular flight but
what you consider that Ohio does have
the most it was going to happen sooner
or later
you know 26 years ago today man first
walked on the moon that man was a neil
armstrong from wapakoneta this question
goes out to any of the crew members of
what are your thoughts about being up in
space right now on this historic
occasion is ohioans i had the great
fortune of being on SPF 65 last summer
spending the 25th anniversary of bill
armstrong first step on the moon on the
space shuttle Columbia so to be up here
again and the 26th anniversary is
another great event for me and I hope we
can continue this every year
this is Mission Control Houston as we
continue to receive live downlink
pictures of the space tissue loss
experiment onboard the shuttle Discovery
spacecraft communicator Marc Garneau
informing the crew onboard that coming
up on the next orbit we're expecting to
have contact with the crew of the STS 69
mission which is in Florida preparing
for an August fifth launch that will be
the wake shield deployment and retrieval
mission we have you all on the flight
deck discovery and as the flight surgeon
available surgeon is ready okay we just
wanted to express our personal thanks
and also on behalf of the ass or office
to thank dr. Larry pepper for his years
of service to the astronauts is
conducted the what we call the PMC's a
private medical conference this is the
first public medical conferences Larry
we're just wondering how you're going to
do we know that you're off to a higher
calling draught to be a missionary
doctor in Uganda and we're going to miss
you and we from the STS 70 crew
appreciate the care that you've given us
and our families you've kept us in good
shape to this white and we're looking
very forward to seeing you in Florida
tomorrow Clara it's on behalf of myself
and my family just want to thank you for
the great job you've done on this
mission and all the other one and I want
you to know that every time we fly over
Africa and the future on other missions
will be looking down for you and
thinking about you I echo those
sentiments there like and also hopeful
that while you're in Africa you take the
time to work on your softball cuz when
these days we hope you come on back and
get back on the team
my muscles on something and after you've
been here too and I can't say how much I
appreciate out the help that you've been
the only to myself but to my little girl
stuff and we're really going to miss you
and we really admire you what you're
about to do heard that from many many
people just to supreme admiration for
what you're about to go do so best
wishes see it so we're going to miss a
lot well it takes all your concern and
your professionalism it's really been
great having you as a fight doc and I
have to have to agree with Nancy that's
just an outstanding incredible adventure
your whole family's going on and I know
I know you'll get a lot of awards from
it but thank you thanks Pluto
presentation Roger discovery and surgeon
copied all
okay Deborah this is discovery in the
bar I understand you can hear it it's
good to be talking to the current prime
crew and we understand that you watched
our launch with our spouses and we hope
we have the pleasure of doing that with
your spouse's and girlfriends in a
couple of weeks and I think the folks
are at the Cape have set an example with
this discovery flight for endeavour to
follow discoveries been performing
flawlessly and we especially like to
thank the folks that work so hard repent
ET fours the folks will mark my call in
the SRBs ready Lockheed Martin for the
launch processing in dt and pratt
whitney and Rocketdyne for putting
together the block one team it's
performed extremely well can you hear me
now we're getting part of it I'm sure
the next two folks on the ground
appreciate those good words that people
little bit of a clerk to make you fight
so successful and yeah we'd love to have
you as scored our wives and girlfriends
next week and next few weeks so we hope
to watch you come down with home again
noir okay Dave week in the hill are
cleared out and ever discover you're
coming in broken that we're looking
forward to seeing you Dave and can and
Jim and Jim and Mike when we get back
and we'll be billed while we can to
support your flight and I hope your TC
DT is going well again please pass on
our sincere thanks for the folks of the
cape and we'll be down there to take of
ourselves here in a couple of weeks
you