Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 220

STS-102

Discovery (29)

USA

Patch STS-102 Patch STS-102 ISS-5A.1

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Launch, orbit and landing data

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

walkout photo

Crew STS-102

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Wetherbee  James Donald "Wexbee"  CDR 5 12d 19h 49m  201 
2 USA  Kelly  James McNeal "Vegas"  PLT 1 12d 19h 49m  201 
3 USA  Thomas  Andrew Sydney Withiel  MSP 3 12d 19h 49m  201 
4 USA  Richards  Paul William  MSP 1 12d 19h 49m  201 
5 USA  Voss  James Shelton  Flight Engineer 5 167d 06h 41m  2635 
6 USA  Helms  Susan Jane  Flight Engineer 5 167d 06h 41m  2635 
7 Russian Federation  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
8  
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Wetherbee
2  Kelly
3  
4  Richards
5  Thomas
6  Krikalyov
7  Gidzenko
8  Shepherd

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
5 USA  Bursch  Daniel Wheeler  Flight Engineer
6 USA  Walz  Carl Erwin  Flight Engineer
7 Russian Federation  Onufriyenko  Yuri Ivanovich  ISS-CDR
Crew STS-102 (backup)

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Flight

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

Docking on ISS; Usachyov, Voss und Helms as "Expedition-2" new resident crew of the ISS; Expedition-1-Crew (Shepherd, Gidzenko and Krikalyov) returned to Earth with STS-102.

EVA by Helms and Voss on 11.03.2001 (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.

Second EVA by Richards and Thomas on 13.03.2001 (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

Usachyov, Voss and Helms landed on 22.08.2001, 18:23 UT with STS-105-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) STS-102 rollout
STS-102 launch Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)
EVA helms traditional in-flight photo STS-102
Death Sea ISS
STS-102 landing  

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