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STS-102
ICC (left) and the MPLM Leonardo (center) in Discovery's payload bay
NamesSpace Transportation System-102
Mission typeISS crew transport and resupply
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID2001-010A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26718Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration12 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes, 32 seconds
Distance travelled8,621,951 km (5,357,432 mi)
Orbits completed102
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Discovery
Launch mass99,503 kg (219,367 lb)
Landing mass90,043 kg (198,511 lb)
Payload mass5,760 kg (12,700 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Launching
Landing
EVAs2
EVA duration
  • 15 hours, 17 minutes
  • 1st EVA: 8 hours, 56 minutes
  • 2nd EVA: 6 hours, 21 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date8 March 2001, 11:42:09 (8 March 2001, 11:42:09) UTC (6:42:09 am EST)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
End of mission
Landing date21 March 2001, 07:31:41 (21 March 2001, 07:31:41) UTC (2:31:41 am EST)
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude370 km (230 mi)
Apogee altitude381 km (237 mi)
Inclination51.5°
Period92.1 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking portDestiny forward
Docking date10 March 2001, 06:38 UTC
Undocking date19 March 2001, 04:32 UTC
Time docked8 days, 21 hours, 54 minutes

Mission patch

Top group, from left: Kelly, Thomas, Wetherbee and Richards
Bottom left is the landing Expedition 1 crew, from left: Krikalev, Shepherd and Gidzenko
Bottom right is the launching Expedition 2 crew, from left: Voss, Usachov and Helms
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STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews. It was Discovery's 29th flight. The first EVA performed on the mission remains the longest spacewalk ever undertaken at eight hours and 56 minutes.

Crew

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Position Launching crew Landing crew
Commander United States Jim Wetherbee, NASA
Fifth spaceflight
Pilot United States James Kelly, NASA
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 United States / Australia Andy Thomas, NASA
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2
Flight Engineer
United States Paul Richards, NASA
Only spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Russia Yuri V. Usachov, RKA
Expedition 2
Fourth and last spaceflight
United States William Shepherd, NASA
Expedition 1
Fourth and last spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4 United States James Voss, NASA
Expedition 2
Fifth and last spaceflight
Russia Yuri Gidzenko, RKA
Expedition 1
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 5 United States Susan Helms, NASA
Expedition 2
Fifth and last spaceflight
Russia Sergei Krikalev, RKA
Expedition 1
Fifth spaceflight

Crew seat assignments

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Seat[1] Launch Landing
Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck.
Seats 5–8 are on the mid-deck.
Seat 8 was located to the starboard (right) side of Seat 7.[1]
1 Wetherbee
2 Kelly
3 Thomas Unused
4 Richards
5 Voss Thomas
6 Helms Krikalyov
7 Usachov Gidzenko
8 Unused Shepherd

Unique to this flight, Shepherd, Gidzenko, and Krikalev were all seated together on the mid-deck in special "recumbent couches" that allowed them to stay in a laid-back reclining position during landing, instead of the usual upright seats. It was thought that after their four months in space, their bodies would be deconditioned and the recumbent position would minimize the impacts of returning to a gravity environment.[2] Because of the special seats, Thomas moved to the normal number 5 seat on the mid-deck to operate the side hatch as necessary. Future shuttle missions would not use the recumbent couches.

Spacewalks

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ICC STS-102
EVA 1
  • Personnel: Voss and Helms
  • Start: 11 March 2001, 05:12 UTC
  • End: 11 March 2001, 14:08 UTC
  • Duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes
EVA 2
  • Personnel: Thomas and Richards
  • Start:13 March 2001, 05:23 UTC
  • End: 13 March 2001, 11:44 UTC
  • Duration: 6 hours, 21 minutes

Mission highlights

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Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-5A.1 was the first use of the Multi Purpose Logistics Module (Leonardo) to bring supplies to the station. The steel modules were equipped with up to 16 International Standard Payload Racks for installation in the US Lab. Also carried an Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC). The ICC had the External Stowage Platform-1 mounted on its underside. ESP-1 was placed on the port side of 'Destiny' as a storage location for ORUs. The mission also included two spacewalks to relocate the units carried up by the ICC to the Destiny module exterior.

Wake-up calls

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NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program, which was first used to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15.[3] Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.[3][4]

Flight Day Song Artist/Composer
Day 2 "Living the Life" Rockit Scientists
Day 4 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship
Day 6 "From A Distance" Nancy Griffith
Day 7 "Free Fallin'" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Day 8 "Should I Stay or Should I Go" The Clash
Day 12 "Moscow Windows" Unknown

See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ^ a b "STS-102". Spacefacts. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Space Station 20th: STS-102 Performs First International Space Station Crew Rotation, Returns Expedition 1 to Earth – NASA". 24 March 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Fries, Colin (25 June 2007). "Chronology of Wakeup Calls" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  4. ^ NASA (11 May 2009). "STS-102 Wakeup Calls". NASA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
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