T' flight crew o' STS-85, matey, Cmdr. Ya scallywag! Curtis L. Blimey! Brown, Jr., arrr, Pilot Kent V. Avast! Rominger, me bucko, Payload Cmdr. N. Avast, me proud beauty! Jan Davis (Ph.D.), Mission Specialists Robert L. Curbeam, ya bilge rat, Jr. Ya scallywag! and Stephen K. Aye aye! Robinson (Ph.D.), and Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason, present an overview o' their mission. Durin' t' pre-launch activities t' shuttle is shown bein' mated t' t' external tank and Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). Begad! Also included: be t' arrival o' t' crew at t' Kennedy Space Center (KSC), shiver me timbers, their suit-up, t' crew bein' transported t' t' pad, bein' strapped in, and launch control activities. Blimey! T' launch includes t' count down, ya bilge rat, main engine start-up, SRB start-up, t' launch, t' roll maneuver and SRB separation. Once t' crew is in orbit, they deploy t' CRISTA-SPAS payload and conduct various micro-gravity experiments. Arrr! In t' last part o' t' video t' crew is seen preparin' for t' landin' phase o' t' mission.