Post-launch Press Conference Video Page

Orbiter: Columbia
Shuttle Mission: STS-109
Date: March 1, 2002

Image: Shuttle with American Flag and launch complex KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Officials at the Kennedy Space Center briefed the media following the successful launch of Shuttle Endeavour to begin mission STS-109. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation.

STS-109 photos are online. (Note: This is a graphic-intensive site and may be difficult to view with low speed modems or when this web site receives heavy traffic loads).

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Press Conference
March 1, 2002

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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe remarks on his "tremendous" first launch experience and expresses his appreciation for the expertise and diligence of the launch team.
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James Halsell, Launch Integration Manager and chairman of the Mission Management Team, thanks the launch team for a job well done.
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Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach comments on the launch and ascent of Shuttle Columbia.
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March 12, 2003	Online coverage by: Dennis Armstrong (NASA), Anna Heiney (IDI) Web Development: Lynda Warnock & Debbie Barton (FDC) Video Production: Chris Chamberland (Photobition) Countdown Clock by: Jim Fitzgerald (FDC) NASA Official: Dennis Armstrong (Dennis.Armstrong-1@ksc.nasa.gov) A Service of the NASA/Kennedy Space Center Roy D. Bridges, Director