Missions: STS-101 SPACEHAB Helps Deliver the Third Set of ISS Parts
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STS-101 marked the 3rd assembly mission to the ISS to prepare the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module. SPACEHAB provided crucial logistics support (see STS-101 video here.)
CREW:
Seated in front are astronauts James D. Halsell (right), mission commander; and Scott J. Horowitz, pilot. Others, from the left, are Mary Ellen Weber, Jeffrey N. Williams, Yuri V. Usachev, James S. Voss and Susan J. Helms, all mission specialists. Usachev represents the Russian Space Agency (RSA)
LAUNCH INFO:
Date: May 19, 2000
Time: 5:11 a.m. CDT
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL
SHUTTLE FLIGHT:
Orbiter: Atlantis (OV-104)
Orbit Altitude: 173 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 51.6°
Mission Duration: 9 Days, 20 hours, 7 mins
ISS DOCKING:
Dock Date: May 21, 2000
Dock Time: 12:30 a.m. EST
UnDock Date: May 26, 2000
UnDock Time: 7:07 p.m. EST
LANDING INFO:
Date: May 29, 2000
Time: 2:20 a.m. EDT
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL
PAYLOAD(S):
SPACEHAB-LDM Logistics Double Module (FU2/FU3)
SPACEHAB-ICC Integrated Cargo Carrier
SEM-06 Space Experiment Module
MARS Mission to America's Remarkable Schools
MISSION PATCH:
Designed by the seven crew members, the STS-101 patch depicts the mission's objective to carry the materials of Space Station Assembly Flight 2A.2.
The primary objective of the STS-101 mission is to complete the initial outfitting of the station, making it fully ready for the first long-term crew. The seven-member crew will transfer almost two tons of equipment and supplies from SPACEHAB's Logistics Double Module. Additionally, they will unpack a shipment of supplies delivered earlier by a Russian Progress space tug and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module.
Three astronauts will perform two space walks to transfer and install parts of the Russian Strela cargo boom that are attached to SPACEHAB's Integrated Cargo Carrier, connect utility cables between Zarya and Zvezda, and install a magnetometer/pole assembly on the Service Module.
Additional activities for the STS-101 astronauts include working with the Space Experiment Module (SEM-06), and the Mission to America's Remarkable Schools (MARS), two educational initiatives.
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