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- The primary objective of the STS-99 mission was to complete high resolution mapping of large sections of the Earth's surface using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), a specially modified radar system. This radar system produced unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's Surface. The mission was launched at 1231 on February 11, 2000 onboard the space shuttle Endeavour, and led by Commander Kevin Kregel. The crew was Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri from the National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency), and Gerhard P. J. Thiele from DARA (German Space Agency). This videotape shows a press briefing about a mechanical problem that the shuttle was having. There was discussion about possibly scrubbing the launch due to the problem with the Enhanced Master Events Controller. A problem with a fuel pump part had also become evident and there was discussion about the impact that this could have on the flight. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: STS-99 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft Platform_Series_or_Entity: SPACE SHUTTLE Short_Name: STS-99 Long_Name: Space Transport System STS-99 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: CAMERAS Short_Name: SRTM End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 126 nm Orbit_Inclination: 57 degrees End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-08-21 Online_Resource: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-99/mission-sts-99.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2000-02-11 Launch_Site: Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center, USA Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
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