:20:01
As this is Discovery's maiden voyage,
Hartsfield will land on the runway...
:20:06
...at Edwards Air Force Base
in California.
:20:09
He has lots of room...
:20:11
...but he'd like to touch down on
those two black stripes on the runway.
:20:18
Touchdown. Discovery safely back
on Earth after having traveled...
:20:23
...2.17 million nautical miles...
:20:26
...in six days and 57 minutes.
- Welcome home.
:20:37
Discovery rides back to Florida
atop NASA's 747.
:20:44
With four orbiters in the fleet,
new astronauts are needed.
:20:49
Thousands of candidates apply.
Few make it.
:20:53
Check your body position.
Bail out! Bail out! Bail out!
:20:58
Hook is down. Keep on walking!
:21:02
Although some are pilots,
many are engineers...
:21:05
...medical doctors and scientists.
:21:10
Keep your heels in the water!
:21:13
Good job!
:21:15
Keep those lines tight!
:21:21
Deploy canopy for a release.
:21:24
Release!
:21:27
Okay, coming on down.
:21:31
Eyes on the horizon.
Put your elbows in tight.
:21:34
- Keep it together.
- There you go.
:21:38
All right, elbows in.
:21:41
Once selected, the astronaut
develops specific skills...
:21:45
...leading to a flight assignment.
:21:48
Then, training for
that mission begins.
:21:51
This is James van Hoften,
otherwise known as "Ox".
:21:57
And this is George Nelson,
known as "Pinky".