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STS-101
Williams outsideUnityduring the mission's sole EVA
NamesSpace Transportation System-101
Mission typeISS assembly/logistics
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID2000-027AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.26368
Mission duration9 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
Distance travelled6.6 million kilometres (4.1 million miles)
Orbits completed155
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace ShuttleAtlantis
Landing mass100,369 kilograms (221,276 lb)
Payload mass1,801 kilograms (3,971 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
EVAs1
EVAduration6 hours, 44 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date19 May 2000, 10:11(2000-05-19UTC10:11Z)UTC
Launch siteKennedyLC-39A
End of mission
Landing date29 May 2000, 06:20(2000-05-29UTC06:21Z)UTC
Landing siteKennedySLF Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude319 kilometres (198 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude332 kilometres (206 mi)[1]
Inclination51.5 degrees[1]
Period91.04 minutes[1]
Epoch21 May 2000
Docking withISS
Docking portPMA-2
Unityforward
Docking date21 May 2000, 04:31 UTC[2]
Undocking date26 May 2000, 23:03 UTC
Time docked5 days, 18 hours, 32 minutes

STS-101 crew (left to right): Weber, Williams, Horowitz, Usachov, Voss (in white suit), Halsell, Helms
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STS-101was aSpace Shuttlemission to theInternational Space Station(ISS) flown bySpace ShuttleAtlantis.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 theInternational 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 atKennedy Space Center.The mission was the first to fly with aglass cockpit.

Crew[edit]

Position Astronaut
Commander United StatesJames D. Halsell
Fifth and last spaceflight
Pilot United StatesScott J. Horowitz
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 United StatesMary E. Weber
Second and last spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 United StatesJeffrey N. Williams
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 United StatesJames S. Voss
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4 United StatesSusan J. Helms
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 5 RussiaYury V. Usachov,RSA
Third spaceflight

Spacewalks[edit]

  • Voss and Williams– EVA 1
  • EVA 1 Start:22 May 2000 – 01:48 UTC
  • EVA 1 End:22 May 2000 – 08:32 UTC
  • Duration:6 hours, 44 minutes

Mission highlights[edit]

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-96and 3A/STS-92.STS-101 was originally planned to arrive after the Service ModuleZvezda,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 ontoSTS-106.Needing three additional crew for STS-101, theExpedition 2crew of Voss, Helms, and Usachov joined the STS-101 crew for a short mission to their future home.

STS-101 delivered supplies to theInternational Space Station,hauled up using aSpacehabdouble 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 replaceZaryafire extinguishersandsmoke detectors.Critical replacements, repairs and spares were also done to replace four suspect batteries on Zarya, replace failed or suspect electronics for Zarya'sbatteries,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 includingexercise equipment,medical support supplies, formaldehyde monitor kit and a passive dosimetry system.

This mission was almost similar to theColumbia 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 aglass cockpit.

During STS-101,Atlantiswas the first Shuttle to fly with aglass cockpit.

Wake-up calls[edit]

NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during theGemini program,which was first used to wake up a flight crew duringApollo 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.[3][4]

Flight Day Song Artist Played 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 Untitled Russian song Unknown Yury Usachov
Day 9 "25 or 6 to 4" Chicago
Day 10 "El Capitan" John Philip Sousa

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Public DomainThis article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom websites or documents of theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ^abcdMcDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved6 May2013.
  2. ^Evans, Ben (20 May 2020)."A New Vehicle: Remembering Atlantis' STS-101 Mission, 20 Years On".Retrieved24 May2020.
  3. ^"Chronology of Wakeup Calls".NASA. 2 August 2005.Retrieved5 April2010.
  4. ^"STS-130 Wakeup Calls".NASA.5 April 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2010.Retrieved5 April2010.

STS-101 Extravehicular Activities (21/22 May)[1]

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