 ICC (left) and the MPLMLeonardo (center) inDiscovery's payload bay | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-102 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport and resupply |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-010A |
| SATCATno. | 26718 |
| Mission duration | 12 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes, 32 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 8,621,951 km (5,357,432 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 102 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery |
| Launch mass | 99,503 kg (219,367 lb) |
| Landing mass | 90,043 kg (198,511 lb) |
| Payload mass | 5,760 kg (12,700 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Launching | |
| Landing | |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 March 2001, 11:42:09 (2001-03-08UTC11:42:09Z) UTC (6:42:09 am EST) |
| Launch site | Kennedy,LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 21 March 2001, 07:31:41 (2001-03-21UTC07:31:42Z) UTC (2:31:41 am EST) |
| Landing site | Kennedy,SLF Runway 15 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 370 km (230 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 381 km (237 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.5° |
| Period | 92.1 minutes |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Destiny forward |
| Docking date | 10 March 2001, 06:38 UTC |
| Undocking date | 19 March 2001, 04:32 UTC |
| Time docked | 8 days, 21 hours, 54 minutes |
 Mission patch  Top group, from left:Kelly,Thomas,Wetherbee andRichards Bottom left is the landingExpedition 1 crew, from left:Krikalev,Shepherd andGidzenko Bottom right is the launchingExpedition 2 crew, from left:Voss,Usachov andHelms | |
STS-102 was aSpace Shuttle mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS) flown bySpace Shuttle Discovery and launched fromKennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating theExpedition 1 andExpedition 2 crews. It was Discovery's 29th flight. The first EVA performed on the mission, at eight hours and 56 minutes, held the title of the longest spacewalk ever undertaken until the 17th of December 2024 when it was surpassed byCai Xuzhe andSong Lingdong during theShenzhou 19 spaceflight.
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Jim WetherbeeFifth spaceflight | |
| Pilot | James Kelly First spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | / Andy ThomasThird spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 Flight Engineer | Paul Richards Only spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 3 |  Yuri V. UsachovExpedition 2 Fourth and last spaceflight | William Shepherd Expedition 1 Fourth and last spaceflight |
| Mission Specialist 4 | James Voss Expedition 2 Fifth and last spaceflight | Yuri Gidzenko Expedition 1 Second spaceflight |
| Mission Specialist 5 | Susan Helms Expedition 2 Fifth and last spaceflight | Sergei Krikalev Expedition 1 Fifth spaceflight |
| Seat[1] | Launch | Landing |  Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck. Seats 5–8 are on the mid-deck. Seat 8 was located to the starboard (right) side of Seat 7.[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wetherbee | ||
| 2 | Kelly | ||
| 3 | Thomas | Unused | |
| 4 | Richards | ||
| 5 | Voss | Thomas | |
| 6 | Helms | Krikalyov | |
| 7 | Usachov | Gidzenko | |
| 8 | Unused | Shepherd | |
Unique to this flight, Shepherd, Gidzenko, and Krikalev were all seated together on the mid-deck in special "recumbent couches" that allowed them to stay in a laid-back reclining position during landing, instead of the usual upright seats. It was thought that after their four months in space, their bodies would be deconditioned and the recumbent position would minimize the impacts of returning to a gravity environment.[2] Because of the special seats, Thomas moved to the normal number 5 seat on the mid-deck to operate the side hatch as necessary. Future shuttle missions would not use the recumbent couches.
Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-5A.1 was the first use of theMulti Purpose Logistics Module (Leonardo) to bring supplies to the station. The steel modules were equipped with up to 16International Standard Payload Racks for installation in the US Lab. Also carried anIntegrated Cargo Carrier (ICC). The ICC had theExternal Stowage Platform-1 mounted on its underside. ESP-1 was placed on the port side of 'Destiny' as a storage location for ORUs. The mission also included two spacewalks to relocate the units carried up by the ICC to the Destiny module exterior.
NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during theGemini program, which was first used to wake up a flight crew duringApollo 15.[3]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/Composer |
|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | "Living the Life" | Rockit Scientists |
| Day 4 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship |
| Day 6 | "From A Distance" | Nancy Griffith |
| Day 7 | "Free Fallin'" | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers |
| Day 8 | "Should I Stay or Should I Go" | The Clash |
| Day 12 | "Moscow Windows" | Unknown |
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