STS-105
Names | Space Transportation System-105 | |
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Mission type | ISS crew rotation/logistics | |
Operator | NASA | |
COSPAR ID | 2001-035A | |
SATCAT no. | 26888 | |
Mission duration | 11 days, 21 hours, 13 minutes, 52 seconds | |
Spacecraft properties | ||
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery | |
Launch mass | 116,914 kilograms (257,751 lb) | |
Landing mass | 100,824 kilograms (222,279 lb) | |
Payload mass | 9,072 kilograms (20,000 lb) | |
Crew | ||
Crew size | 7 | |
Members |
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Start of mission | ||
Launch date | 10 August 2001, 21:10:14 | UTC|
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A | |
End of mission | ||
Landing date | 22 August 2001, 18:23 | UTC|
Landing site | Kennedy SLF Runway 15 | |
Orbital parameters | ||
Reference system | Geocentric | |
Regime | Low Earth | |
Perigee altitude | 373 kilometres (232 mi) | |
Apogee altitude | 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees | |
Period | 92.3 minutes | |
Docking with PMA-2 forward)(Destiny | ||
Docking date | 12 August 2001 18:41 UTC | |
Undocking date | 20 August 2001 14:51 UTC | |
Time docked | 7 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes | |
Left to right. Centre group: Sturckow, Forrester, Barry, Horowitz. Top left (Expedition 2): Voss, Usachev, Helms. Top right (Expedition 3): Tyurin, Culbertson, Dezhurov |
STS-105 was a mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 10 August 2001. This mission was Discovery's final mission until STS-114, because Discovery was grounded for a refit, and then all Shuttles were grounded in the wake of the Columbia disaster. The refit included an update of the flight deck to the glass cockpit layout, which was already installed on Atlantis and Columbia.
Crew
Position | Launching Astronaut | Landing Astronaut |
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Commander | Scott J. Horowitz Fourth and last spaceflight | |
Pilot | Frederick W. Sturckow Second spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | Patrick G. Forrester First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | Daniel T. Barry Third and last spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 3 | Frank L. Culbertson Jr. Expedition 3 Third and last spaceflight ISS Commander |
RKA Expedition 2 Fourth and last spaceflight ISS Commander/ISS Soyuz Commander |
Mission Specialist 4 | RKA Expedition 3 First spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer |
James S. Voss Expedition 2 Fifth and last spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer |
Mission Specialist 5 | ] | Susan J. Helms Expedition 2 Fifth and last spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer 2[1] |
Space walks
- Barry and Forrester – EVA 1
- EVA 1 Start: 16 August 2001 – 13:58 UTC
- EVA 1 End: 16 August 2001 – 20:14 UTC
- Duration: 6 hours, 16 minutes
- Barry and Forrester – EVA 2
- EVA 2 Start: 18 August 2001 – 13:42 UTC
- EVA 2 End: 18 August 2001 – 19:11 UTC
- Duration: 5 hours, 29 minutes
Mission highlights
The main purpose of STS-105 was the rotation of the
Aboard Leonardo were six Resupply Stowage Racks, four Resupply Stowage Platforms, and two new scientific experiment racks for the station's U.S. laboratory Destiny. The two new science racks (EXPRESS Racks 4 and 5) added further science capability to the station. EXPRESS stands for Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station. EXPRESS Rack 4 weighs 533 kilograms (1,175 lb) and EXPRESS Rack 5 weighs 544 kilograms (1,199 lb). The empty weight of each EXPRESS rack is about 356 kilograms (785 lb). EXPRESS Racks 1 and 2A were delivered aboard the Raffaello cargo module during STS-100/6A in April 2001. EXPRESS Rack 3 was brought to the station during STS-111 in 2002. The racks were manufactured at the Space Station Processing Facility.
The Resupply Stowage Racks and Resupply Stowage Platforms were filled with Cargo Transfer Bags that contain equipment and supplies for the station. The six Resupply Stowage Racks contained almost 1,451 kilograms (3,199 lb) of cargo and the four Resupply Stowage Platforms contained about 544 kilograms (1,199 lb) of cargo, not including the weight of the Cargo Transfer Bags, the foam packing around the cargo or the straps and fences that held the bags in place. The total weight of cargo, racks and packing material aboard Leonardo was just over 4,990 kilograms (11,000 lb). Total cargo weight was about 3,073 kilograms (6,775 lb).
Also carried in the payload bay was an
Another payload on board is the
Other payloads on board were part of the Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility Shuttle Small Payloads Project. The SSPP system utilizes payload carrier systems such as the Hitchhiker, Getaway Specials and Space Experiment Modules to provide a low cost scientific research environment. SSPP payloads on STS-105 include the Hitchhiker payload Simplesat, The Cell Growth in Microgravity GAS Canister (G-708), the Microgravity Smoldering Combustion experiment (MSC), and the Hitchhiker Experiment Advancing Technology Space Experiment Module-10 payload).
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STS-105 launches from Kennedy Space Center, 10 August 2001.
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Illustration of the International Space Station during STS-105.
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The Canadarm2 / Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) being operated by a crew-member.
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STS-105 lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 22 August 2001.
Attempt | Planned | Result | Turnaround | Reason | Decision point | Weather go (%) | Notes |
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1 | 9 Aug 2001, 5:37:46 pm | scrubbed | — | weather | [2] | ||
2 | 10 Aug 2001, 5:10:14 pm | success | 0 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes | [3] |
This was the only Shuttle launch to go before the scheduled launch time, at the beginning, rather than the optimal middle or later, of the 10-minute launch window to rendezvous with ISS. It launched early because an approaching storm system threatened to violate launch criteria at the appointed time.[3][4]
Wake-up calls
NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the
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.[5][6]Flight Day | Song | Artist/Composer |
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Day 2 | "Back in the Saddle Again" | Gene Autry |
Day 3 | "The White Eagle" | traditional Russian folk song |
Day 4 | Overture from The Barber of Seville | Rossini
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Day 5 | "Arthur's Theme" (Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross |
Day 6 | "Big Boy Toys" | Aaron Tippin |
Day 7 | " The Marvelous Toy "
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Tom Paxton |
Day 8 | "Time Bomb" | Patrick and Andrew |
Day 9 | "Hotel California" | The Eagles
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Day 10 | "Under the Boardwalk" | The Drifters |
Day 11 | "Brand New Day" | Sting |
Day 12 | "East Bound and Down" | Jerry Reed |
Day 13 | "Again" | Lenny Kravitz |
Media
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STS-105 launches from KSC (3 mins 7 secs)
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STS-105 lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility (2 mins 57 secs)
See also
- List of human spaceflights
- List of International Space Station spacewalks
- List of Space Shuttle missions
- List of spacewalks and moonwalks 1965–1999
- Outline of space science
References
- ^ "Susan J. Helms". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Shuttle Discovery refueled for second launch attempt". CBS News. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Shuttle Discovery thunders into orbit". CBS News. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ Leinbech, Mike (19 April 2017). "The Day We Launched Early". Bringing Columbia Home.
- ^ 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.
- ^ NASA (11 May 2009). "STS-105 Wakeup Calls". NASA. Archived from the original on 14 August 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
External links
- NASA mission summary Archived 24 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- STS-105 Video Highlights Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine