we are currently receiving downlink
video from inside the the shuttle
Columbia as you can see inside the space
lab module it doesn't matter whether you
walk on the ceiling or the floor the
weightless environment of space allows
the astronauts to be able to work on
experiments from just about any angle
okay say that one more time in chi we
need you to try to diffuse the light a
little bit more okay pylant controlling
jerk continues to show video from the
handheld diffusion test cell which is a
protein crystal growth experiment we are
still receiving live video from inside
the space lab we can see that there is a
portion of both the red and blue team
inside the module at this time looks as
though they are posing for pictures this
electronic still camera that allows
digital digitally processed electronic
signals to be sent to the ground so that
we have a way to view still pictures
during real time during the mission in
the center of the screen is payload
specialist al psycho who is holding a
banner from the worchester polytechnic
institute where he is from al Sacco is
also the principal investigator for the
zeolite crystal growth experiment that
is being fun on board this United States
microgravity laboratory to mission
Columbia Houston we've got good downlink
of camera Delta
Greg Hughson looks pretty up there it
sure it is
this is Mission Control Houston we are
receiving television from Columbia's
payload bay camera as Columbia flies
over the Pacific Ocean at an altitude of
about 165 right over Hawaii yeah
unfortunately we've got the window
shades in to keep the lights under
control during the TV stuff but it all
looks a bit cloudy as well but him
this view of the earth from 165 statute
miles from the payload Bay cameras on
board Columbia in just a few minutes we
will be going on to the will be going on
to the flight deck of Columbia where
Mike Lopez alegria will participate in
an interview with two Spanish radio
stations could cadena ser and Kadena
copay
20 Houston let us know when you're ready
for us to come inside Colby oh this is
kalimah sir how do you hear me moncler
cadena ser hebei puedes haces para
gracias te passante de miguel tecnologia
punta para el espacio y precisamente
aqui los tenemos ya estamos en contacto
con miguel lopez Alegria cosa que estas
horas near lopez aradia puede estar
escuchando no se esta escuchando neste
momento Miguel hey buena noche es para
swatches Qatar oh don't donde te
encuentras ahora describe a nose un poco
como como ser interior del Columbia
bueno aqui tenemos como dos horas la
cadena una sera que es más o menos como
el dormitorio ayer la cocina donde
estamos munoz experimentos y también
tenemos o modo lo de como son
laboratorio en la parte atras en el
compaq tomato de carga entonces yo estoy
ahora mismo en la cabina de de Mondo's
yo que tengo todos todos ventanas
Ferrara's para a quitar la de spa que
salga bien television te puedo decir que
estamos sobre las chivas de hoy ahora
mismo yeah go ahead Fred stone
oh we got man I got the camcorder I
haven't got it same yet and I just
wanted them to it let them know that
things were in work could probably give
you dat CDR report card also yeah that
sounds good we're just standing by
we're seeing the shape of the interface
or liquid to air boundary the separation
point between the liquid and air
changing now as Katie Collman adjusts
the angle of the wedge shaped container
well the color sure does make a big
difference doesn't it we are doing a
great job we're getting some really
fantastic data buddy in a black and
white monitor but I can still see a lot
more in that display that I see in the
one here on board yeah well that's why
it's so much more helpful for us to have
have this color but the PIV is also the
particles are flow vaish is coming
through really much clearer than I had
anticipated
it sure is I wish I are enjoying it with
you guys you're really getting us some
fantastic data and everything is just
just great for mark from our point of
view everybody in the STD see crew wants
to really thank you for the kind of
effort you putting out a pleasure to do
it that's probably like to come to space
and then I wish we could bring more have
you with us up here but there's it gets
a little chronic yeah well it'd be nice
for an old guy to be up there I tell you
okay Kathy I think we got to wind it up
now so again give our best to everybody
aboard and Keith we're looking forward
to getting more good stuff from you
you
this is space live operations control
Huntsville and we're now seeing on the
downlink video as kathy thornton
proceeds to deploy a drop of liquid in
the drop physics module to proceed al
Sacco rather is actually running the
controls for this experiment we copy
candy
again as go ahead out what do you think
about big crop it's a beautiful drop
let's deploy it okay I've just wait for
free drift
al saccos reference to free drift being
the condition where the orbiter is put
in a mode with no thruster jet firings
temporarily and that gives the most
stable and vibration free environment
and that's the condition desired when
you're actually deploying operation like
deploying a drop a very sensitive
operations such as this esta dce copies
this is spaced I of operation sense
ville here we again take some video from
the surface tension driven convection
experiment which kathy thornton is
running again and going through another
experiment run with some different
parameters dial in the majority of the
adjustments that we keep hearing on air
to ground about controlling this
experiment involve the amount of
electrical energy being used turning up
the power on a laser light source and
that laser then is directed down onto
the surface of the little container of
oil and it shines onto the surface we
can see a bright spot there where it is
reflecting off the upper surface of the
oil container