STS-105
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This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle
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| Mission: | STS-105 |
| Shuttle: | Discovery |
| Launch Pad: | 39-A |
| Launch: | August 10, 2001 5:10 p.m. EDT (21:10 GMT) |
| Landing: | KSC, August 22, 2001 2:23 p.m. EDT Runway 15 |
| Duration: | 11 days, 21 hours, 13 minutes, 52 seconds. |
| Orbit Altitude: | 122 nautical miles ((226 km) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.6 degrees |
| Distance Traveled: | unknown |
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Crew
- Scott J. Horowitz (4), Commander
- Frederick W. Sturckow (2), Pilot
- Daniel T. Barry (3), Mission Specialist
- Patrick G. Forrester (1), Mission Specialist
Launched ISS Expedition 3 Crew:
- Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (3) ISS Commander
- Mikhail Turin (1), RSA ISS Flight Engineer
- Vladimir N. Dezhurov (2), RSA ISS Soyuz Cdr
Landed ISS Expedition 2 Crew:
- Yury V. Usachev (4), RSA ISS Commander
- James S. Voss (5), ISS Flight Engineer
- Susan J. Helms (5), ISS Science Officer
Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 116,914 kg
- Orbiter Landing: 100,824 kg
- Payload: 9,072 kg
- Perigee: 373 km
- Apogee: 402 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.3 min
Docking with ISS
- Docked: August 10, 2001, 18:41:46 UTC
- Undocked: August 20, 2001, 14:51:30 UTC
- Time Docked: 9 days, 20 h, 9 min, 44 s
Space walks
- Barry and Forrester - EVA 1
- EVA 1 Start: August 16, 2001 - 13:58 UTC
- EVA 1 End: August 16, - 20:14 UTC
- Duration: 6 hours, 16 minutes
- Barry and Forrester - EVA 2
- EVA 2 Start: August 18, 2001 - 13:42 UTC
- EVA 2 End: August 18, - 19:11 UTC
- Duration: 5 hours, 29 minutes
Mission Highlights
The main purpose of STS-105 is the rotation of the International Space Station crew and the delivery of supplies utilizing the Italian-built Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo on its second flight ( STS-102, STS-105 ). Astronauts will also perform two spacewalks and conduct scientific experiments. The MPLM on this mission contains additional scientific racks, equipment and supplies. It is 6.4 meters long (21 ft) and 4.6 meters (15 ft) in diameter) and weighs over 9,000 lb (4082 kg). An identical module named Raffaello has flown once (STS-100).
Aboard Leonardo are 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) will add science capability to the station. EXPRESS stands for Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station. EXPRESS Rack 4 weighs 1,175 pounds (533 kg) and EXPRESS Rack 5 weighs 1,200 pounds (544 kg). The empty weight of each EXPRESS rack is about 785 pounds (356 kg). EXPRESS Racks 1 and 2A were delivered aboard the Raffaello cargo module during STS-100/6A in April 2001. EXPRESS Rack 3 is scheduled to be brought to the station during STS-111/UF-2 in 2002.
The Resuppy Stowage Racks and Resupply Stowage Platforms are filled with Cargo Transfer Bags that contain equipment and supplies for the station. The six Resuppply Stowage Racks contain almost 3,200 pounds (1451 kg) of cargo and the four Resupply Stowage Platforms contain about 1,200 pounds (544 kg) of cargo, not including the weight of the Cargo Transfer Bags, the foam packing around the cargo or the straps and fences that hold the bags in place. The total weight of cargo, racks and packing material aboard Leonardo is just over 11,000 pounds (4990 kg). Total cargo weight is about 6,775 pounds (3073 kg).
Another payload onboard is the Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE). This project is a NASA/Langley Research Center-managed cooperative endeavor to fly materials and other types of space exposure experiments on the space station. The objective is to develop early, low-cost, non-intrusive opportunities to conduct critical space exposure tests of space materials and components planned for use on future spacecraft. Johnson Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Glenn Research Center, the Materials Laboratory at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Boeing Phantom Works are participants with Langley in the project. The MISSE experiments will be the first externally mounted experiments conducted on the ISS. The experiments are in four Passive Experiment Containers (PECs) that were initially developed and used for an experiment on Mir in 1996 during the Shuttle-Mir Program. The PECs were transported to Mir on STS-76. After an 18-month exposure in space, they were retrieved on STS-86. PECs are suitcase-like containers for transporting experiments via the space shuttle to and from an orbiting spacecraft. Once on orbit and clamped to the host spacecraft, the PECs are opened and serve as racks to expose experiments to the space environment.
Other payloads onboard are 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 experimet (MSC), and the Hitchiker Experiment Advancing Technology Space Experiment Module-10 payload).
Related articles
- Space science
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- List of human spaceflights chronologically
- List of ISS spacewalks
- List of spacewalks
External links
- NASA mission summary (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-105/mission-sts-105.html)
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