 And it's good copy and we want to leave the RJDA one alpha and that for L2 and R2 manifold driver on and that's on 015. The RJDA one alpha L2 R2 manifold driver remains on and that's on 015. Standard one. Affirmative. 400 feet is the plan. Is that a final or is Team Zero still working on it? Operation at this time is that no final decision has been made on the rendezvous whether we stick with the original plan or do the 400 foot fly around. We're protecting both options at this point. There will be a final management team meeting in about five hours and they'll make a final decision at that point. We are going to be tipsing up deltas for a 400 foot fly around in the execute package so you'll be receiving that shortly. Good to know Wex and we'll be passing up during this shift the preliminary burn pads. Out the leak and just to let you know what we see that maybe is that with the manifold unpressurized the particles that come out are very slow in their relative rates. It's not like they've gone by and send out a stream of particles. We appreciate that. The Spacehab module essentially acts as an extension to the middeck of the space shuttle allowing experiments to be stowed along in middeck lockers seen on the right hand side of this television view. The board Spacehab for this flight are 20 different experiments that have been operating for the past three days. The final preparations for our rendezvous with MIR which will occur in a couple of hours will initiate the final portion and enter the checklist here in a couple of hours. I thought I'd walk around or float around the cockpit and show you a little bit about what we'll be doing in the next four hours. Both Eileen and I will be up in the forward part of the flight deck in our seats for the first part of the rendezvous. And let me step back just a second. The very first maneuver that we accomplished for the rendezvous occurred at launch. We waited until the launch pad was in the plane of the MIR and then we quickly lost into that plane. Ever since launch we've been doing a couple of burns to optimize the trajectory in preparation for the rendezvous. When we get into the final portion of the rendezvous timeline here in an hour or two Eileen and I will both be in our forward flight deck seats. Most of the burns that we accomplished at that point will be targeted by the ground or I guess all of them will be targeted by the ground. It's all done automatically by computers. We just verify the data and enter it into the keyboards and then execute the burn. As we get into the middle portion of the rendezvous it becomes ground targeted. We have onboard steering but it's a manually flown burn where we'll actually control the burn manually via that ground targeting. Eventually we go to onboard targeting where the sensors onboard the vehicle are a little bit more accurate than the ground tracking solutions. And so we do that manually up here on the front part of the flight deck. As we get into the final portion I will float to the aft station before getting into proximity operations from the aft station. The overhead windows facing backwards in the vehicle but of course in space everything is relative so it doesn't matter. We have a set of controls back here and we can fly translations of our vehicle with this hand controller and rotations from this hand controller although the rotations are typically all done automatically. We will acquire a visual sight of the mirror at this overhead window and I do a hard mounted manual sight in the overhead window when all else fails. Mike is going to tell you a little bit about his magic devices and his ranging sensors. When all else fails if they start acting funny or the radar starts walking around on the mirror giving us bad navigation we always have the old iron sight at the top window which never moves and there's no software and so it's a reliable piece of gear and we just fly visually. As we panel up around over to the port side of the vehicle I'll take the camera and I'll offer the mic and he'll tell you a little bit about his magic sensors. By looking out over the overhead window up that way basically Vladimir, myself and Eileen will be on the flight deck. We're using the rendezvous tools. These are computers that we have set up specifically. We'll have trajectory displays from our different sensors that are in the payload base. Hand held laser also that I shoot out of the window and I will be pointing it up out of the overhead. This hand held laser is really no different from that we can basically point it out of the window and pull the trigger and I get a readout on the back of it as to how far away the mirror will be and also how fast Jim is closing on it. In fact when I pull the trigger it will actually be displayed back here on these computers and I can take those range marks and put them into the computer and get an idea as to how our trajectory towards the mirror is progressing. We also have a sensor in the payload bay that is called the trajectory control sensor and it's also a laser driven system and it will be scanning for the mirror from the bay and I will be displaying that data on these computers also and Jim will use those to control his approach in the final stages as we get close to the mirror. Vladimir Titov will be right behind me and he will be probably doing what we have down here towards the base of the floor of the flight deck. We have the mirror VHF radio and this is a simple VHF system that ties both the mission control sensor and the flight deck here on Discovery and also the mirror spacecraft together. It allows us to talk to the mirror cosmonauts and they also to us and Vladimir will be our chief interface on that radio although I do think that Jim will probably be speaking on it also. While we are doing that we will keep our payload bay pointed the whole time towards the mirror spacecraft and we will be doing this at 400 feet. It will take about 45 minutes to do one full orbit or one full circle around the mirror and during one orbit. And during this time we will be running a IMAX camera system in the payload bay taking photographs of the mirror at different orientations. We will also use a lot of Hasselblad and 16mm movie. We hope to see some very spectacular shots as we go through sunrise and sunset. This is all done as you know in preparation for STS-71 which will occur later on in the year, the first docking flight that Hoot Gibson will fly. What we hope to accomplish today is an evaluation of the ranging sensors, an evaluation of the handling qualities, an evaluation of the procedures used and interfaces between our two countries in preparation for those docking flights that will come as we close out this decade. And from the flight deck of Discovery, thank you very much. This is Mission Control Houston. We continue to receive a television image from Discovery as Discovery passes to the west of Australia of the mirror space station currently lying less than 200 nautical miles ahead. Mirror is the steady bright light located in the upper half of the upper center of the television image. Discovery just moving into sunset also visible in the image are pieces of ice and fuel that is leaked from steering jets and also other such items that remain with the shuttle as it circles in orbit and are very visible. During times of sunrise and sunset, those particles show up very brightly. Watching you all on the flight deck and we have been looking at your smiles so some of this information may have gotten to you by another means but you are a goal to approach to 10 meters. Thank you for all you have done. And the goal to 10 meters is based on three conditions, ready to copy, not leaking prior to 300 meters. We will approach no closer than 10 meters. With any further loss of low Z redundancy, you can open up that manifold to regain low Z capability if it's required and then back out to 400 feet and hold. This test was originally scheduled for a couple of hours from now but due to the fact that we acquired our VHS communication links much earlier than we anticipated the test was moved up to help ease some of the timeline later on as we get down to our rendezvous. I can hear you well, how do I look? It's a fantastic outfit, Lena. I was filming. Is this a evidence? It is. It's just that it has been used by all the illuminators. Is this a evidence? Yes. I see. It was 500 meters. This is our picture. This is it? Yes, you can see it. The left nose is sticking out. So, this is the glass that is already being removed from here from the 9th illuminator. Yes, it is. How does the cutter ask Stepanovich? Good, right in the center of the screen. Everything is fine. These two windows are rectangular. We didn't show them. We had to move them. Is that true? It's a pity that you can't see them now. Stepanovich, this is a great picture. This is Valera who is already filming. Oh, Valera Vladimirovich, I didn't even notice how the operator changes. I told you to change the camera. Oh, like this? Yes. I'm sorry. What happens? Stepanovich showed another illuminator. Stepanovich also showed another illuminator. Lena, can I ask you to take a shot? I would have done something with a pen in the illuminator. What can I do? Wait, I'll turn the menu. Because now is just the perfect moment for such a moment. Lena, Stepanovich, then I will say that you two have agreed. And then there will be five pluses. You can see it in the left illuminator. Exactly. Great. This is a tattoo. Hello. Great. You can see it. This is my illuminator tattoo. You have a go for the approach to 10 meters starting that on time to arrive at a closest approach at 13 hours 58 minutes. Discovery and mirror are now crossing what is known as the terminator or the point where daylight turns to darkness. The two vehicles will be flying in the dark with just lights, running lights on them for the next several minutes as the distance between the two spacecraft slowly increases. By the time we reach our close approach point, however, the two spacecraft should be back in the daylight. This is the third space station mirror of Cosmonauts aboard the vehicle. Dr. Valery Polyakov, now holding the endurance record for time and space. He's on his 394th day in space. Also in view is Elena Kondakova, who was launched 126 days ago along with the commander who's operating the camera, Alexander Viktorenko. He's once again out the port hole of the mirror module back toward the space shuttle Discovery. The two vehicles have now obviously moved into darkness and we should be acquiring a signal from Discovery of the space station in just a few minutes as Discovery will move in range of its KU-band antenna tracking satellite. Okay? This is Mission Control Houston. This picture of the Russian space station mirror is being provided to us by the low-light level cameras on board Discovery. Physician Valery Polyakov, one of the mirror crew members, is occasionally shining a flashlight at the crew members to help with the somewhat sending them a message from one of the windows of the mirror station. The mirror crew members also have asked veteran Cosmonaut and STS-63 mission specialist Vladimir Titov for any information about how the mirror looks. In this particular camera view we can actually see three of the mirror modules and a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the mirror station. At the top of the picture the smallest module is the KV-1 module. In the center where one of the Cosmonauts is using a flashlight to signal the mirror crew is the mirror core module and looking directly at the orbiter is the crystal module. At the bottom of this picture is one of the Soyuz capsules which the crew members used to go to and from the space station. This is a view from one of the cameras inside the crew cabin of Discovery. This provides a much better view of the crystal module. Discovery is now 65 feet away from the space station mirror. That means we only have about 30 or so feet to go before we reach our point of closest approach. This particular picture is from mirror. And all rendezvous activities continue to go very smoothly. All orbiter systems are functioning as expected. Discovery and mirror are now just south of the Kamchatka Peninsula and just to the east of Japan. The two vehicles are about to start a south-easterly sweep above the Pacific Ocean on Mir's 57th orbit of the mission and, well, on Discovery's 57th orbit of the mission and on Mir's 15th orbit of the day. This is mission control Kaliningrad. These views now from Discovery looking back toward the Mir space station. One of the items to note of interest is there's a pair of solar rays of the triple set here that will be moved later on from the core module area to the crystal module. Those solar rays fold up similar to the solar rays on the Hubble Space Telescope. Those arrays will be folded up and moved by two cosmonauts that will conduct a spacewalk during the Mir 18 mission which is scheduled for launch on March 14th. That mission will carry U.S. astronaut Dr. Norman Thaggerd. The other members of that mission, again, which is scheduled for March 14th, are Vladimir Dejurov, who will be the commander of that mission along with Gennady Strikolov, who will be the flight engineer. Those two cosmonauts will conduct the spacewalk. Again, while Norman Thaggerd watches over the systems aboard the space station Mir, that's scheduled again for launch in March 14th. RONDIFU officer Joe Williams reports that we are right on our RONDIFU profile and just about a minute and a half or so away from our point of closest approach. Once we reach that point, Commander Jim Weatherby will put the brakes on Discovery, so to speak, and the orbiter will hold its position for about 10 minutes before backing away. As far as the discussions between the two vehicles go, Flight Engineer Elena Kondakova is watching the Mir approach from the small porthole that is at the top of the view from Discovery. It's that small, circular dark spot she has asked the crew members from Discovery several times whether or not they can see her way. Earlier, the Mir cameras were able to pick up a picture of Vladimir Titov from the windows of the orbiter. Discovery is now about 44 feet away from here. At last report from Discovery, the orbiter was about 44 feet away from Mir. The crew was in the process of putting on the brakes and slowing the motion between the two spacecraft. This particular view is from a camera in the Spacehab module. This is a camera that is very near the position where the docking camera will be when Atlantis docks with Mir later this year. The round structure in the center of this view is the docking port on the crystal module. That is the docking port which Atlantis will use when the docking actually takes place. Now you can see our spacecraft from far away. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for the wonderful wishes of our future. We meet our friends, our joint activity for the benefit of people. We are very happy that you are with us. We love you. We are the only tribe, tribe of the non-believers. This is probably the most fantastic and the most wonderful prophecy that God could create. This is Mission Control Houston. That was Jim Weatherby expressing his feelings at this historic moment. In response, Alexander Viktorenko, the commander of the Mir crew, expressed his affection for the STS-63 crew and his pride at this moment in time. He said that we were one and we were human and that all the crew members on orbit right now were involved in the greatest profession God could give anyone. Alexander Viktorenko also has added that this moment in time is almost like a fairy tale. It's almost too good to be true. This particular view from Discovery will provide us with the best view we may get of the Amir Corp module. The Amir Corp module, which is the center module, is the central portion of the station. Yes, the car vehicle is just simply beautiful. It is. Just simply stunning. This is some videotape from the Amir space station that the cosmonauts took during our close approach in our rendezvous activities. They are currently feeding this to the ground via the Mission Control Center in Kaliningrad. Discovery has started a slow ascent from the velocity vector. Meanwhile, we're getting live pictures from inside the Amir space station. This is physician Dr. Valeria Polyakov. He currently has the record for the most time spent on orbit by any human. Discovery is now slightly above the, well, it's about 45 degrees above the velocity vector as it moves to the point that is directly above the space station mirror for our separation burn. That separation burn should take place in about three minutes and 15 seconds and will bring to a conclusion our rendezvous activities for today. The flight control team here in Houston is very pleased with today's activities and occasionally throughout the day we have gotten pictures of the Mission Control Center in Russia and there are very happy faces located there as well. We are now receiving a live picture from Discovery's flight deck as the STS-63 crew wraps up its rendezvous activities for the day. In the white shirt is STS-63 pilot Eileen Collins. In the forward part of this view in the red shirt is Bernard Harris who is our payload commander and in the back part of this particular view is Mission Specialist Mike Foll. Here it is. Eileen is sending greetings. Good to see you all together. Good afternoon. This is Eileen. Eileen, it is very nice to hear your pleasant voice. Thank you. I want to say that mirror is very beautiful and it was very shiny and we are very happy to meet you in the sky. We were very pleased to see that you are also a pilot in this ship. All the best to you. Thank you. You are very nice. And maybe someday we can meet. Good afternoon. We are now studying Russian. I am looking at the 8th World Discovery. Good afternoon. I didn't know you were on the line. Congratulations. I will be talking to you. Thanks for calling. I am glad to do it. We are all following you with great anticipation and we are also impressed. This really proves I think that Russians and Americans can work together and that we can make this International Space Station project successful. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all the work that all of you have done to that end. What I kept thinking as we were rendezvousing on mirror was that the great world they have a beautiful spaceship and we have a beautiful spaceship built by Americans. We met the people that built their spaceship. They love their space program. We love our space program and I think together it will be a lot better. We are confident that it will. As you know this whole mission is a number of firsts. You are the first person to ever command our efforts to rendezvous with a Russian space vehicle. And I know that Eileen Collins is the first woman ever to pilot a space shuttle. So Eileen I suppose you have literally shown young women all across the world they can fly as high as their dreams will take them. One of the greatest jobs in the world and you know for any young people out there if you work hard enough you can always always reach your dreams. Well you certainly prove that. Look at that. We enjoy watching the microphone there. I want to ask Dr. Harris to pick it up as it flies toward him. I want to he's going to set another milestone by becoming the first African-American to walk in space. So you'll be floating on air but be sure. I'm really looking forward to that a couple of days from now. But I know I won't be maybe the first but I won't be the last. No you won't be the last. We'll have a lot more if we have you as an example. I'd also like to say something to our Russian partner in space Vladimir Titov. He's one of the world's most experienced space travelers. And he's the first cosmonaut to see the mirror from an American spacecraft. So I'd like to give you a chance to say anything you'd like to the American people Mr. Titov. It's a great flight. And right now our press conference, our conversation is on the board station mirror and crew on board station mirror sent for you. Well thank you very much. I want to say to all of you again that this is very exciting for us and you know the vice presidents here with me along with Dan Golden and our science advisor Dr. Jack Gibbons and we have supported this space program so strongly. And it's been as you know somewhat controversial in the United States in the past but I think that people all over our country and all over the world will be seeing you today and will say you know this is something worth doing. All of you have made us very proud. I can't thank you enough. Well we thank you very much for your support Mr. President. We know you've done a lot of work over the last several years in getting us this far. There's a lot of people around our country and a lot of people in Russia that we owe a great deal of thanks. And of course it starts right at the very top so thank you very much for your support. You're welcome and of course we want to say hello to Michael and Janice too with whom we haven't talked. We're proud of all of you. Have a wonderful time and come home safe and sound. Thank you. It's a great job of flying this vehicle and we're looking forward to seeing his landing. I'll bet you are. Well come home to us. We're proud of you. Goodbye. Yes sir. Thank you very much. This is Mission Control Houston. Discovery is currently 211 nautical miles above South America just crossing at the borders of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia as it continues on orbit number 61 of this flight. As the crew of six astronauts on board Discovery sleeps the flight controllers here in the flight control room in Houston are continuing to monitor all systems on board the orbiter and also to take a look at the timeline for flight day five activities that will greet the crew when they awake at 12.52 a.m. Central time to begin that flight day five on orbit. The crew had a very busy, very successful and very historic day today. A day that saw American and Russian spacecraft draw within 37 feet of one another. With Commander Jim Weatherby at the controls, the crew of astronauts on board Discovery intersected Mir's velocity vector at a distance of about 400 feet from that space station that occurred at 12.16 p.m. Central time today. All told, Discovery spent almost two hours on that velocity vector. That is an imaginary line that's drawn in the direction of travel of the Mir space station. During that time, Discovery slowly edged forward toward the space station, finally holding at a distance of 37 feet before edging away to begin a fly around and photographic survey of that space station. All of the procedures and systems worked perfectly in supporting rendezvous activities today. Those procedures were developed over the past year by teams of American and Russian flight controllers in support of planned joint operations between the U.S. and Russia. STS-63 was the first of seven planned missions. In June of this year, STS-71 will mark the first time an American shuttle actually docks with the Mir space station and STS-63 is providing valuable data on what to expect and how to accomplish that planned rendezvous. Discovery continues to send video of the Earth below as it circles above at 210 nautical miles, currently tracking to the northeast over the South American continent on an orbit that will take it across over the Pacific Atlantic Ocean. As the crew on board sleeps, the flight controllers are continuing to support the timeline activities in preparation for tomorrow's Flight Day 5 on orbit. And our next television event will be a replay of the NASA budget briefing from earlier today with NASA Administrator Daniel Golden. That briefing will begin at 7 p.m. Central time and will last approximately 20 minutes. At a mission elapsed time of three days, 19 hours, 32 minutes, this is Mission Control Houston.