NASA Challenger Mission STS-41-B

NASA Space Shuttle Challenger Mission STS-41-B footage, narrated by members of the mission crew. Crew members demonstrating activities in zero-gravity aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. NASA Astronaut Ronald E. McNair spinning in zero-gravity aboard shuttle. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II spinning a “Go Navy” cup in zero-gravity. Astronaut Robert L. Gibson running on treadmill aboard Challenger. Gibson (VO) discusses the importance of exercise while in the zero-gravity environment. Astronaut Robert L. Stewart working with small computer nicknamed “Spock.” Astronauts McNair and Vance D. Brand working in zero-gravity. McNair drinking orange juice out of a drink bag. Stewart washing food utensils in Challenger’s galley. McNair placing trash in trash-bags aboard craft. McNair says there were trash-bags floating around the cockpit, by the end of the mission. Vance floating aboard Challenger. McCandless and Stewart wearing space helmets inside challenger; crew members discuss cabin depressurization in preparation for the upcoming spacewalk. McNair plays with a movie production clapboard, releasing the slate into zero-gravity.