Biggest surprise aboard the ISS

When asked what the biggest surprise was that occurred during the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), mission specialist Karen L. Nyberg says that it was the fact that everything went according to plan. On the other hand, Commander Mark Kelly continues and talks about an incident involving the flight control system. Kelly says that a clip from off the rudder speed brake came flying off but according to the experts on the ground, it was of no consequence for re-entry. (1:10)
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International space station 'greatest engineering project in the history of mankind'

Christopher Shank, head of strategic communications at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), says that the International Space Station (ISS) is 'the greatest engineering project in the history of mankind.' Shank says the ISS is larger in wingspan than a football field and that its development is the largest task ever to have been performed by civilian agencies. (0:33)
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