STS-101

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STS-101
Astronaut Jeffrey Williams spacewalking (STS-101).jpg
Williams outside Unity during the mission's sole EVA
Names Space Transportation System-101
Mission typeISS assembly/logistics
Operator NASA
COSPAR ID 2000-027A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 26368 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Mission duration9 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
Distance travelled6.6 million km (4.1 million mi)
Orbits completed155
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Space Shuttle Atlantis
Landing mass100,369 kg (221,276 lb)
Payload mass1,801 kg (3,971 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
EVAs 1
EVA duration6 hours, 44 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date19 May 2000, 10:11 (2000-05-19UTC10:11Z)  UTC
Launch site Kennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date29 May 2000, 06:20 (2000-05-29UTC06:21Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 319 km (198 mi) [1]
Apogee altitude 332 km (206 mi) [1]
Inclination 51.5° [1]
Period 91.04 minutes [1]
Epoch 21 May 2000
Docking with ISS
Docking port Unity forward (PMA-2)
Docking date21 May 2000, 04:31 UTC [2]
Undocking date26 May 2000, 23:03 UTC
Time docked5 days, 18 hours, 32 minutes
Sts-101-patch.svg STS-101 crew.jpg
Standing, from left: Weber, Williams (in white), Usachov, Voss (in white) and Helms
Seated: Halsell and Horowitz
  STS-99 (97)
STS-106 (99) 

STS-101 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The mission was a 10-day mission conducted between 19 May 2000 and 29 May 2000. The mission was designated 2A.2a and was a resupply mission to the International Space Station. STS-101 was delayed 3 times in April due to high winds. STS-101 traveled 4.1 million miles and completed 155 revolutions of the earth and landed on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center. The mission was the first to be flown by a shuttle equipped with a glass cockpit.

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Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Flag of the United States.svg James D. Halsell
Fifth and last spaceflight
Pilot Flag of the United States.svg Scott J. Horowitz
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Flag of the United States.svg Mary E. Weber
Second and last spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2
Flight Engineer
Flag of the United States.svg Jeffrey N. Williams
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Flag of the United States.svg James S. Voss
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4 Flag of the United States.svg Susan J. Helms
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 5 Flag of Russia.svg Yuri V. Usachov, RSA
Third spaceflight

Spacewalks

Crew seat assignments

Seat [3] LaunchLanding Space Shuttle seating plan.svg
Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck.
Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck.
1Halsell
2Horowitz
3Weber
4Williams
5Voss
6Helms
7Usachov

Mission highlights

AttemptPlannedResultTurnaroundReasonDecision pointWeather go (%)Notes
124 Apr 2000, 4:17:17 pmScrubbedWeather24 Apr 2000, 4:07 pm (T−00:09:00 hold)Crosswind violations at the Shuttle Landing Facility. [4]
225 Apr 2000, 3:53:17 pmScrubbed0 days 23 hours 36 minutesWeather24 Apr 2000, 2:19 pm (T−00:41:00)High winds at pad and SLF. [5]
326 Apr 2000, 3:29:13 pmScrubbed0 days 23 hours 36 minutesWeather26 Apr 2000, 3:29 pm (T−00:09:00 hold)90Low clouds and high winds at Transoceanic Abort Sites. [6]
419 May 2000, 6:11:10 amSuccess22 days 14 hours 42 minutes [7]

The flight was originally given the designation "2A.2", serving as a logistics flight to carry cargo to the then-uncrewed space station, in between 2A.1/STS-96 and 3A/STS-92. STS-101 was originally planned to arrive after the Service Module Zvezda, but when Zvezda fell further behind, mission 2A.2 was split into 2A.2a and 2A.2b, the former arriving before Zvezda and the latter arriving after. The original plan for STS-101 was to have crewmembers perform a spacewalk to connect cables to Zvezda, but when the module slipped, so did the EVA, and the three spacewalk crewmembers Lu, Williams, and Malenchenko followed their EVA onto STS-106. Needing three additional crew for STS-101, the Expedition 2 crew of Voss, Helms, and Usachov joined the STS-101 crew for a short mission to their future home.

STS-101 delivered supplies to the International Space Station, hauled up using a Spacehab double module and an Integrated Cargo Carrier pallet. The crew performed a spacewalk and then reboosted the station from 230 miles (370 km) to 250 miles (400 km).

Detailed objectives included ISS ingress/safety to take air samples, monitor carbon dioxide, deploy portable, personal fans, measure air flow, rework/modify ISS ducting, replace air filters, and replace Zarya fire extinguishers and smoke detectors. Critical replacements, repairs and spares were also done to replace four suspect batteries on Zarya, replace failed or suspect electronics for Zarya's batteries, replace Radio Telemetry System memory unit, replace port early communications antenna, replace Radio Frequency Power Distribution Box and clear Space Vision System target.

The mission also included incremental assembly/upgrades such as assembly of Strela crane, installation of additional exterior handrails, set up of center-line camera cable, installation of "Komparus" cable inserts and reseating the U.S. crane. Assembly parts, tools and equipment were also transferred to the station and equipment stowed for future missions.

The station was also resupplied with water, a docking mechanism accessory kit, film and video tape for documentation, office supplies and personal items. Crew health maintenance items were also transferred including exercise equipment, medical support supplies, formaldehyde monitor kit and a passive dosimetry system.

This mission was almost similar to the Columbia disaster . A damaged tile seam caused a breach which allowed superheated gas to enter the left wing during reentry. The gas did not penetrate deeply and the damage was repaired before the next flight. If it had penetrated deeply the Shuttle could have been destroyed during reentry.

This mission was the first mission to fly with a glass cockpit.

During STS-101, Atlantis was the first Shuttle to fly with a glass cockpit. STSCPanel.jpg
During STS-101, Atlantis was the first Shuttle to fly with a glass cockpit.

Wake-up calls

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. 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. [8] [9]

Flight DaySongArtistPlayed for
Day 2"Free Fallin" Tom Petty Susan Helms
Day 3"Lookin' Out The Window"Stevie Ray Vaughan
Day 4"Haunted House" Roy Buchanan
Day 5"I Only Have Eyes for You" Flamingos Jim Halsell
Day 6"I'm Gonna Fly" Amy Grant Scott Horowitz
Day 7"Don't It Make You Wanna Dance" Jerry Jeff Walker Jeffrey Williams
Day 8"Your Noble Highness, Lady Luck  [ ru ]" (Russian : Ваше благородие, госпожа Удача, lit. 'Vashe blagorodye, gospozha Udacha')Bulat Shalvovich Yuri Usachov
Day 9"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago
Day 10"El Capitan" John Philip Sousa

See also

References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration .

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  2. Evans, Ben (20 May 2020). "A New Vehicle: Remembering Atlantis' STS-101 Mission, 20 Years On" . Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Spaceflight mission report: STS-101". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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  5. Harwood, William (25 April 2000). "Launch scrubbed by high winds; NASA will try again Wednesday". CBS News. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. Harwood, William (26 April 2000). "Shuttle launch scrubbed due to high winds in Africa". CBS News. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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  8. "Chronology of Wakeup Calls". NASA. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  9. "STS-130 Wakeup Calls". NASA. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

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