Space Shuttle Endeavour Docks with the International Space Station

Saint-Hubert, April 21, 2001 – His boots are polished and his visor has
been shined. After the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the International
Space Station at 9:59 a.m. EDT, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris
Hadfield and the crew of Endeavour spent the day preparing for
tomorrow’s spacewalk.

As the International Space Station glided over the southern Pacific
Ocean
South East of New Zealand, Commander Kent Rominger guided Endeavour to
a
picture-perfect docking. In a manoeuvre only performed once before in
March
2001 on Mission STS-102, the Shuttle docked with the Station by flying
underneath the Station, moving out in front, and aligning itself with
the
Station until both spacecraft connected. Chris Hadfield was responsible
for
carefully monitoring the speed of the Shuttle as it closed in to
connect
with the Station.

Chris Hadfield and Scott Parazynski are scheduled to begin their first
spacewalk tomorrow at 7:21 a.m. EDT (TBC). They will unfold and install
Canadarm2, the next-generation robotic arm that is part of Canada’s
contribution to the Space Station. After the spacewalk, Canadarm2 will
undergo a series of exercises to ensure that all its systems are
functioning
smoothly.

Media Program for April 22, 2001 (Flight Day 4)