Atlantis Houston we're hoping you're
enjoying the ride so far good morning
weren't you terrific ride so far you can
see we're probably already up in vision
we've got a couple March I think it's
got a couple words for you on the on the
blue cable problem we also have a video
camera set up on the flight deck
just let us know when you want to come
on board we copy standby and alanis were
on board with you
you can have TV
we're onboard with you okay and let's
see if I can show you the end of this
cable
we'll probably have to aim the light
back at the cable connector itself you
can see this is a three body problem
okay what we're talking about is the
very outer shell is that the inboard
ring of the outer shell should be
matched in order to make the connection
we copy and verify it should have three
notches for the three corresponding pins
is that correct that's perfect it should
have three in it has none we copy and if
you could give us a serial number on
that cable
good morning okay I have a sailor for
you when you're ready to copy good
morning we're ready to copy Gaeta part
number of courses sed three Niner one
two two zero seven four three zero three
we copy and when you're able if you
could give us the serial number of the
one that is now currently operational
okay now when I write on it my glasses
on here s cd39 one two two zero seven
four and one zero zero eight I think
okay we can't be zero number one zero
zero eight
Atlantis Houston we're back with you on
the flight deck
all right John and Jeff we're onboard
with you in space
Lana Houston were still with you in the
have and Marsha we're looking for your
status indicator
it's a good clear video Marsha okay and
we're about to make the connection to
the bag now
and you don't see anything cuz we don't
see anything so it'll take a while so I
guess the water to get in there
Marshall you have a goal for the CWC
number two it's silver biocide only in
the timeline and okay
Marja no need to respond we're with you
there in the mid-deck yes we'd like you
to cut the laces on the second one and
see if you see any bubbles
I guess we can start off commander and
ask you what you expect with your
approach do you expect it to be smooth
like it's in the center simulator or do
you have any any trepidation at all so I
expect the round of attacking to go very
much like the it goes in the simulator
which is normally very smooth we do
practice some contingencies lots of
running your jets but even when we do
that it goes very smoothly we've had an
opportunity to practice it develop the
technique for the tailboard maneuver and
everything seems to be working just fine
I bought the orbiter right now any
problem waiting so long to go to Mir was
it especially gratifying to take off on
time there's a fantastic launch course
and yes it was and I you know as you
know I've been there over in Russia a
year and a half training for the flight
and so on on-time takeoff was you know
just the best thing that could happen
and I've learned to go have you heard
anything from John Blaha
get any messages telling you to hurry up
every time I talk to him there's been a
great spirits and he seems to be
enjoying the whole thing and actually
Shannon lucid before I left said if you
don't want to go I'll take your place so
she's ready to go back already Terry
you're known as quite an athlete in fact
though your wife told us that you met I
guess while you were running is the MIR
treadmill going to be enough they've got
two treadmills so I should be able to
keep busy on those also have a bungee
cord sorts of devices and odometers so I
think I'll keep very busy on mirror as a
matter of fact this morning at my first
rehab or not rehab in-flight workout and
I used a or domina and it worked real
well and I feel real good what does it
feel like is it the same coming how much
resistance do you lose obviously you're
in weightlessness how much resistance
how much pressure against your muscles
do you lose in space your is quite a bit
especially lower body because you know
as you notice we're just floating away
and so to get anywhere it's usually
fingertip control and therefore the
lower body you have to concentrate on
you have to work at providing some
strain to the lower body all right now
this is going to be our last question I
guess for either of you what do you
think after the hellos and how are you
is when you get to near what would be
the first thing you'll be doing up there
well the first first thing I do
obviously is open the hatch and say
hello and then and we have some little
housekeeping things we've got to do
we're gonna set up immediately for a
little public affairs welcome ceremony
thing and then we're gonna start off
running with the transfers that core the
first thing we're gonna transfer is
what's called ie LK which is all of
Jerry's the personal equipment and seat
liner for the Soyuz and a lot with that
Jerry goes over and once the seat is
installed in the Soyuz the Jerry becomes
part of the mir crew and John will
become part of the shuttle crew and then
for their will just continue our
transfers in Atlantis Houston were with
you in the space hab looking into the
glovebox
it's good John well-lit nice and clear