Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 220

STS-102

Discovery (29)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  08.03.2001
Launch time:  11:42 UTC
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  320 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking ISS:  10.03.2001, 06:38:00 UTC
Undocking ISS:  19.03.2001, 04:32:00 UTC
Landing date:  21.03.2001
Landing time:  07:31 UTC
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1  Wetherbee  James Donald "Wexbee"  CDR 5 12d 19h 49m  201 
2  Kelly  James McNeal "Vegas"  PLT 1 12d 19h 49m  201 
3  Thomas  Andrew Sydney Withiel  MSP 3 12d 19h 49m  201 
4  Richards  Paul William  MSP 1 12d 19h 49m  201 
5  Voss  James Shelton  Flight Engineer 5 167d 06h 41m  2635 
6  Helms  Susan Jane  Flight Engineer 5 167d 06h 41m  2635 
7  Usachyov  Yuri Vladimirovich  ISS-CDR 4 167d 06h 41m  2635 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Wetherbee
2  Kelly
3  Thomas
4  Richards
5  Voss
6  Helms
7  Usachyov
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Landing
1  Wetherbee
2  Kelly
3  
4  Richards
5  Thomas
6  Krikalyov
7  Gidzenko
8  Shepherd

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
5  Bursch  Daniel Wheeler  Flight Engineer
6  Walz  Carl Erwin  Flight Engineer
7  Onufriyenko  Yuri Ivanovich  ISS-CDR

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Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); Landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC). Mission ISS-07-5A.1 MPLM Leonardo.

Following a two day solo flight the Discovery docked with the ISS on March 10, 2001. Yuri Usachyov, James Voss und Susan Helms became as expedition two new resident crew of the ISS. The expedition one crew (William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalyov) returned to Earth with STS-102.

With STS-102 the first time the Multi Purpose Logistics Module (Leonardo) was used to bring supplies to the station. The Discovery also carried an Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC). The ICC had the External Stowage Platform-1 (ESP-1) mounted on its underside. ESP-1 was placed on the port side of 'Destiny' as a storage location for ORUs.

The first EVA by Susan Helms and James Voss was performed on March 11, 2001 (8h 56m - new U.S.spacewalk record) to prepare PMA-3 for repositioning from the berth to the port side of Unity to make room for Italian built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, which was later attached to the ISS.

The second and final EVA by Paul Richards and Andrew Thomas occured on March 13, 2001 (6h 2m) in which they installed a stowage platform and attached an ammonia coolant pump on the platform. Also cables were connected, which will be needed for the Canadian built robtic arm, which will attached to the station in a future flight.

Note

Yuri Usachyov, James Voss and Susan Helms landed on August 22, 2001, 18:23 UTC with STS-105 spacecraft.

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Last update on January 05, 2013.