Footage of the STS-66 (Atlas 3) mission to study the Earth's atmosphere, launched on November 3rd 1994. Atlantis shuttle crew were as follows: Don McMonagle, commander; Curtis Brown, pilot; Ellen Ochoa, payload commander; Joe Tanner, mission specialist; ESA's Jean-Francois Clervoy, mission specialist; and Scott Parazynski, mission specialist.
The tape contains footage of the following scenes: two different camera angles of satellite release, followed by view of Earth's surface; in-flight interview with Ellen Ochoa, who explains the purpose of the Atlas-2 and -3 missions, displays a model of the payload bay and explains the function of the Solcon (Solar Constant) measuring instrument; Ellen Ochoa on flight deck with another crew member, studying data and receiving a coordination message; various crew members, taking photographs, informal chat between control centre and crew members, two members left in frame study data; long range tracker (11/3/94), footage of launch with mission control contact audio overlay

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