STS-99 Crew News Conference/ESA Call Flight Day 8

Live footage shows the crewmembers of STS-99, Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri, and Gerhard P.J. Thiele, participating in a press conference. The crew answer questions from U.S and Japanese reporters at various NASA Centers, and Headquarters. Discussions include the nitrogen gas line problem, the deployment of the mass, and what would happen if the mass has to be jettisoned. Thiele, Kregel, Kavandi and Voss also answer questions from German Research Minister Edelgard Buhlmann. The NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin along with Buhlmann also congratulates the crew on the success of the mission and the potential benefits of the resulting high-resolution maps.