for just one time I would take the
Northwest Passage to reaching tracing
good morning Atlantis we have some great
explorers up there of our own following
the footsteps of some of those grade
travelers of the North welcome to
another day in space
yes we are we cover it up and then turn
it off and let it all mix up I let it
let it flow and then after the flow we
let effects okay thanks right now and
we're just wondering why they were short
cycles can generate it kind of copy your
transfer information you'll get back
here just a moment okay
all right Atlantis mirror this is you at
headquarters you receive me better now
Lantis loud and clear
very good please stand by for
secretary-general Boutros boutros-ghali
good phone line I just want to express
my gratitude that you have undertaken
this mission during the 50 anniversary
of the United Nations I want to
congratulate you and to tell you that we
have the same objectives your objective
is peace and cooperation in outer space
our objective is peace and cooperation
in our earth and I'm very happy to see
people from Canada Germany russia USA
improve international cooperation and
the importance of the general
cooperation have you to give me a
message okay then I want also to say
something very important that the United
Nations have concluded an outer space
treaty in 1965
it means 30 years ago where we are
governing the rules of the Space 1 space
should be explored and used only for
peaceful purposes and to the benefit of
all humanity and what is more important
peace must not outer space must not be
used for military confrontation so once
more thank you very much for
entertaining this nation during the
fifth anniversary of the imagination and
good luck and good luck and I will be
very happy to receive you in the
headquarters of the United Nations when
you will be back in New York and I am
very proud
the flag of the united nation behind you
with the flag of Canada Germany Russia
and the USA but for me to see the flag
of the United Nation that give me a
great satisfaction and I want just to
express my gratitude to the symbolic
gesture you have done and the dialogue
which we have together while we are in
outer space and I am here on earth mr.
secretary-general would like to thank
you for your kind words and for taking
the time sir to address us that you have
seen the United Nations flag flying
behind this international crew along
with the flags of each of the nations
and organizations which have sponsored
this mission this dog as you may know
was launched to the station Mir aboard
the Soyuz and will be returned to Earth
aboard the space shuttle Atlantis along
with the documents commemorating the
Space Treaty about which you've just
spoken and I be launching to an
International Space Station Space
Station and then returning to Earth on
the space shuttle will help commemorate
the International nature of this venture
and the International
research
thank you good luck
mr. chary general thank you very much
for joining us on this important
international mission Atlantis Mir thank
you very much for a great ceremony they
just will go back to a normal air to
grow
Atlantis mirror this is Houston PA oh
how do you copy
okay please stand by for questions this
is Irene brown with UPI my questions for
Thomas Ryder as an ISA astronaut you
have a unique nonpartisan perspective on
the United States and Russia's plans to
combine their manned space programs and
now that you've had an opportunity to
experience firsthand Russian and NASA
flight operations how integrated do you
find the biggest challenges this is
Marcia Dunn of The Associated Press for
anyone on the Atlantis crew what struck
you most or surprised you the most about
mirror's you float it inside and I'm
speaking in terms of sights sounds
smells or any other senses
bill Harwood CBS News for Thomas Reiter
is a German astronaut on a Russian space
station do you feel any sense of
cultural isolation do you have enough to
do do you have enough entertainment on
board do you feel up there for a long
duration and I would like to call this
future space station this way this is
Steven young with astronomy now I have a
question for Thomas Reuter you've been
onboard the space station for nearly
three months now and the shuttle crew is
the first human contact you've heard
apart from radio and TV with the ground
and it'll be another three months before
you see any other human beings how will
you feel as the shuttle hatch is closed
and the shuttle gradually disappears
into a dot
Frederick has dealt with the BBC French
service to the commander of Mir how
pleasant is it to have the visit of the
shuttle and to head to enjoy American
ice cream inside the yo space station
respondent BBC of France
Frederick Castelli USADA to approach
zero resist keep our rock dust level 11
who doubles the German Astrid neo born
from the cernium observer to Chris
Hadfield Chris is the rookie on the
board what's been your biggest surprise
about
have eternal right it's just natural at
the vendor preferred I'm gonna I think
it's gonna do a bit disappointed to get
back in there Angie
nobody was gonna be deterred hello
gentlemen
happy to see colleagues to commanders
and I want to be brief because there are
some other of my colleagues who want to
ask questions of you can still remember
Russian here on earth we have an
impression that they're up in space you
have a prototype of the International
Space Station alpha you have
representatives or for Canada Germany
Russia and there you and the USA we're
just like Alicia
ok sure and of course we are looking at
Japanese astronaut but this is just an
impression and but and I want to ask you
if you're if you think that you are
ready to build this or International
Space Station if you can embrace each
other and say that you're all set to go
or are you still trying to understand
how to work together
current edition the prototype of the
station this is a correct opinion as
concerns our joint work and our joint
measures this work had begun already
half a year prior to the flight actually
during our joint visit in Houston with
the American astronaut astronauts and at
the astronauts in Star City
well we rested together now that they've
come to us we understand each other very
well we know each other we work together
and we can't embrace one another and
show that this is the future prototype
of international cooperation in station
together training they were able to deal
with a new situation of what to do and
how to work each other very well prior
to the talking like be successful
go ahead
Houston Atlantis complex as we come to
the end of what I think has been a
successful mission I could have possibly
imagined we've worked together extremely
well at a great launch rendezvous and
docking and the chance to see the
station mirror to turn around incited
exchanging cargo connecting experiments
and most of all seeing and working with
friends has been an experience that none
of us will ever forget it is been
wonderful to see you again
to work with you and fly with you the
Russian most difficult to say goodbye
and the Russians have a much better
expression which is successfully worked
successfully and then we in good company
and we will meet again soon on earth
thank you flew to to the bulkhead a
patch from the Canadian Space Agency and
the crew in Houston to the complete
denture which has been the first step in
building the trying the technique and
building adding on to a space station
which we hope will lead to the
successful completion of an
International Space Station in the near
future
copy all that can and you have
demonstrated in what a beautiful
compliment the shuttle and Mir station
are great job
now Lantis will take the video down
unless you'd like to keep it up a little
longer it's up to you we're going to be
turning to the wall here and signing the
pictures of the patches on the wall and
you're welcome to stay with us in the
base block of mirror as we complete that
process we'll stay with you then Ken
thank you
I think we're transferring the final
cargo to mirror which will be these
three patches they'll make nice
additions and decorations on the space
station
this is this turkey is your issue with
your conclusion the flight
unfortunately our MCC cannot establish
communication by translation so we're
observing you here from Houston and
convey congratulations from our
consultation group the entire Moscow
management group
thank you very much circuit will say
goodbye okay we're looking at you and if
we're able to do so Moscow will look at
you as well if we can return the crew of
sts-7 t4 to its perhaps so it can go
back to Houston and we'll go down and
visit them later yes outstanding thank
you thank you for good work and we're
all happy with your efforts
and Dave I think pictures can say it
better than words bittersweet moment
here of parting leaving three friends up
here for a longer stay but we're looking
forward to meeting them in
not-too-distant future copy we've
enjoyed it vicariously through you our
visit to the MIR Space Station and it is
a little sad I'm breaking that bond
right now and stars close
gobby
you