STS-109

Columbia (27)

USA

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	01.03.2002
Launch time:	11:22 UTC
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-A
Altitude:	570 km
Inclination:	28,5°
Landing date:	12.03.2002
Landing time:	09:32 UTC
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Altman	Scott Douglas "Scooter"	CDR	3	10d 22h 10m	165
2	Carey	Duane Gene "Digger"	PLT	1	10d 22h 10m	165
3	Grunsfeld	John Mace	MSP	4	10d 22h 10m	165
4	Currie	Nancy Jane Sherlock	MSP	4	10d 22h 10m	165
5	Linnehan	Richard Michael	MSP	3	10d 22h 10m	165
6	Newman	James Hansen	MSP	4	10d 22h 10m	165
7	Massimino	Michael James	MSP	1	10d 22h 10m	165

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Altman
2	Carey
3	Grunsfeld
4	Currie
5	Linnehan
6	Newman
7	Massimino

Landing
1	Altman
2	Carey
3	Linnehan
4	Currie
5	Grunsfeld
6	Newman
7	Massimino

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing at Cape Canaveral (KSC). The launch was scrubbed on February 21, 2002 and on February 28, 2002 due to technical problems. 4th Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission.

First EVA by Grunsfeld and Linnehan on 04.03.2002 (7h 1m) to install a new generation solar array on the starboard side of the HST.

Second EVA by Newman and Massimino on 05.03.2002 (7h 16m) to install the new port-side array and replace one of the four Reaction Wheel Assemblies.

Third EVA by Grunsfeld and Linnehan on 06.03.2002 (6h 48m) to exchange the Power Control Unit (PCU), the "electrical heart" of the HST.

Fourth EVA by Newman and Massimino on 07.03.2002 (7h 18m) to change the Faint Object Camera (FOC) with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and to install a new electronic support module für the NICMOS Cryo Cooler.

Final EVA by Grunsfeld and Linnehan on 08.03.2002 (7h 20m) to install the experimental cooling system (Cryo Cooler), replace the solid nitrogen cooler of NICMOS. It was a new record for the most EVA hours in a single shuttle flight.