WEBVTT

00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.000
Music.

00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:12.000
Thanks to space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-130 astronaut crew,

00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:17.000
residents of the International Space Station now have a view of home like never before.

00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:23.000
Endeavour delivered the Italian-built Tranquility node -- and a large bay window,

00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:29.000
the cupola -- adding 2,600 cubic feet and a magnificent panorama of the Earth below.

00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:33.000
Allard Beutel/STS-130 Launch 
Commentator: Nine... eight... seven... six...

00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:38.000
five... we have full main engine start... two... one... zero...

00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:43.000
booster ignition.... and liftoff of shuttle Endeavour with NASA's final space station crew

00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:50.000
compartment to bring the bay window view to our celestial backyard.

00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:55.000
Like a rising sun, Endeavour's spectacular 
February 8 launch cut through the early

00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:59.000
morning darkness and bathed Central Florida in light.

00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:03.000
The shuttle and its crew of six astronauts rocketed away from Kennedy Space Center's

00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:11.000
Launch Pad 39A at 4:14 a.m. Eastern time, beginning a two-day chase of the space station.

00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:17.000
On board were Commander George Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts, and Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick,

00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:21.000
Bob Behnken, Steve Robinson and Kay Hire.

00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:26.000
The astronauts spent their first full day in orbit inspecting Endeavour's thermal protection 
system,

00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:28.000
to make sure it was ready for docking.

00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:35.000
Once Endeavour caught up with the station, Zamka guided the orbiter through a nine-minute backflip...

00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:41.000
then connected the two spacecraft as they sailed 215 miles above Earth's surface off the western coast of Portugal.

00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:52.000
Crew members: Hey, T.J. How you doing? Good to see you.  Pretty good.

00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:58.000
The arriving STS-130 crew joined the five Expedition 22 crew members to take on the mission's

00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:02.000
main objectives -- installing Tranquility and the cupola.

00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:09.000
First, Hire and Virts used the station's robotic arm -- Canadarm2 -- to move Tranquility from Endeavour's

00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:14.000
payload bay to its new home on the left side of the station's Unity node.

00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:21.000
Then, Behnken and Patrick ventured outside the complex to hook up power and utilities.

00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:25.000
The astronauts spent several days setting up shop inside the new crew compartment.

00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:33.000
And Behnken and Patrick connected coolant lines and added hand rails outside during the mission's second spacewalk.

00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:40.000
With Tranquility in place, it was time to move the cupola to its permanent home and open the windows.

00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:45.000
Behnken and Patrick went outside once more, this time to remove insulation and bolts that

00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.000
had held the cupola's shutters in place during launch.

00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:54.000
Finally, Virts opened the cupola's seven windows for the first time -- and let the Earth shine in.

00:02:54.000 --> 00:03:00.000
Crew members: 360 degrees. It's amazing.

00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:05.000
The astronauts completed several other tasks during the mission -- moving Pressurized Mating

00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:11.000
Adapter 3 and the Dextre robotic arm to new locations, boosting the station's altitude,

00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:15.000
and delivering a variety of supplies, equipment and experiments.

00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:20.000
The crew spent an extra day in orbit putting the finishing touches on Tranquility --

00:03:20.000 --> 00:03:26.000
and taking a phone call from President Barack Obama, and his guests, a dozen middle-school students.

00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:28.000
President Barack Obama: Well, it's great to talk to you guys.

00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:37.000
I wanted to first of all just say that we've got a bunch of very excited young people here with us.

00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:41.000
Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station after nearly 10 days together,

00:03:41.000 --> 00:03:46.000
and the STS-130 crew turned its attention to the trip home.

00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:52.000
Endeavour and crew glided to a perfect landing February 21 on Kennedy's Runway 15,

00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:57.000
touching down on the first opportunity and wrapping up a 5.7-million-mile,

00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:03.000
14-day mission to give the station -- and its residents -- a new room with a view.

00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:06.000
George Zamka/STS-130 Commander: Houston, Endeavour. Wheelstop.

00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:10.000
Rick Sturckow/STS-130 Capcom: Roger 
wheelstop, Endeavour. Welcome home.

00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:14.000