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2001 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS

STS-102

ICC (left) and the MPLM Leonardo (center) in Discovery's payload bay
Names Space Transportation System-102
Mission type ISS crew transport and resupply
Operator NASA
COSPAR ID 2001-010A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no. 26718Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration 12 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes, 32 seconds
Distance travelled 8,621,951 km (5,357,432 mi)
Orbits completed 102
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch mass 99,503 kg (219,367 lb)
Landing mass 90,043 kg (198,511 lb)
Payload mass 5,760 kg (12,700 lb)
Crew
Crew size 7
Members James D. WetherbeeJames M. KellyAndrew S. W. ThomasPaul W. Richards
Launching Yuri V. UsachovJames S. VossSusan J. Helms
Landing William M. ShepherdYuri P. GidzenkoSergei K. Krikalev
EVAs 2
EVA duration 15 hours, 17 minutes1st EVA: 8 hours, 56 minutes2nd EVA: 6 hours, 21 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date 8 March 2001, 11:42:09 (2001-03-08UTC11:42:09Z) UTC (6:42:09 am EST)
Launch site Kennedy, LC-39B
End of mission
Landing date 21 March 2001, 07:31:41 (2001-03-21UTC07:31:42Z) UTC (2:31:41 am EST)
Landing site Kennedy, SLF Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude 370 km (230 mi)
Apogee altitude 381 km (237 mi)
Inclination 51.5°
Period 92.1 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking port Destiny forward
Docking date 10 March 2001, 06:38 UTC
Undocking date 19 March 2001, 04:32 UTC
Time docked 8 days, 21 hours, 54 minutes
Mission patch Top group, from left: Kelly, Thomas, Wetherbee and RichardsBottom left is the landing Expedition 1 crew, from left: Krikalev, Shepherd and GidzenkoBottom right is the launching Expedition 2 crew, from left: Voss, Usachov and HelmsSpace Shuttle program← STS-98 (102)STS-100 (104) →

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, at eight hours and 56 minutes, held the title of the longest spacewalk ever undertaken until the 17th of December 2024 when it was surpassed by Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong during the Shenzhou 19 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.

ICC STS-102

EVA 1

EVA 2

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.

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

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

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  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.