During this mission astronauts used Canadarm2 to gently and
efficiently move the Mobile Base, a one-tonne aluminum work
platform, to rest it atop the U.S.-built Mobile Transporter that
will carry the base along rails spanning the length of the
International Space Station. The Mobile Base follows Canadarm2
as the second of three elements of Canada's contribution to the
Station. From Houston and Saint-Hubert, mission ground
controllers conducted a multitude of tests and trials on the
cameras and the electronic connections of the Mobile Base, to
ensure that all electrical and video systems were working
perfectly. The base is performing flawlessly. "The Mobile Base
is extremely well designed and thanks to the Canadian Space
Agency we feel fully confident," said French astronaut Philippe
Perin during a live news conference with the crew from the
International Space Station. Program for June 13, 2002 (Flight
Day 9) For live coverage, media can log on to the NASA TV
satellite on GE-2, Transponder 9C at 85 degrees We