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STS-102

2001 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS

Field	Value
name	STS-102
names_list	Space Transportation System-102
image	Mplm in shuttle.jpg
image_caption	ICC (left) and the MPLM Leonardo (center) in Discoverys payload bay
mission_type	ISS crew transport and resupply
operator	NASA
mission_duration
distance_travelled	5357432 mi
orbits_completed	102
spacecraft
launch_mass	99503 kg
landing_mass	90043 kg
payload_mass	5760 kg
crew_size	7
crew_members
crew_launching
crew_landing
crew_EVAs	2
crew_EVA_duration	{{Unbulleted list
launch_date	UTC (6:42:09amEST)
launch_site	Kennedy, LC-39B
landing_date	UTC (2:31:41amEST)
landing_site	Kennedy, SLF Runway 15
orbit_reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit_regime	Low Earth orbit
orbit_apoapsis	381 km
orbit_periapsis	370 km
apsis	gee
orbit_inclination	51.5°
orbit_period	92.1 minutes
docking	{{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
docking_target	ISS
docking_type	dock
docking_port	Destiny forward
docking_date	10 March 2001, 06:38UTC
undocking_date	19 March 2001, 04:32UTC
time_docked
insignia	STS-102 Patch.svg
insignia_caption	Mission patch
crew_photo	STS-102 crew.jpg
crew_photo_caption	Top group, from left: Kelly, Thomas, Wetherbee and Richards
Bottom left is the landing Expedition 1 crew, from left: Krikalev, Shepherd and Gidzenko
Bottom right is the launching Expedition 2 crew, from left: Voss, Usachov and Helms
programme	Space Shuttle program
previous_mission	STS-98 (102)
next_mission	STS-100 (104)

| 15 hours, 17 minutes | 1st EVA: 8 hours, 56 minutes | 2nd EVA: 6 hours, 21 minutes Bottom left is the landing Expedition 1 crew, from left: Krikalev, Shepherd and Gidzenko Bottom right is the launching Expedition 2 crew, from left: Voss, Usachov and Helms

STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle * Discovery* and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 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 by Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong during the Shenzhou 19 spaceflight.

Crew

Flight Engineer

Crew seat assignments

title=STS-102	url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-102.htm	access-date=September 1, 2024	publisher=Spacefacts}}	Launch	Landing	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
[[File:Space Shuttle seating plan.svg	150px]]
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.
Wetherbee
Kelly
Thomas	Unused
Richards
Voss	Thomas
Helms	Krikalyov
Usachov	Gidzenko
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. 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.

Spacewalks

;EVA 1

Personnel: Voss and Helms
Start: 11 March 2001, 05:12 UTC
End: 11 March 2001, 14:08 UTC
Duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes

;EVA 2

Personnel: Thomas and Richards
Start:13 March 2001, 05:23 UTC
End: 13 March 2001, 11:44 UTC
Duration: 6 hours, 21 minutes

Mission highlights

Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-5A.1 was the first use of the Multi Purpose Logistics Module (Leonardo) to bring supplies to the station. The steel modules were equipped with up to 16 International Standard Payload Racks for installation in the US Lab. Also carried an Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC). The ICC had the External 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.

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.

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

References

"STS-102". Spacefacts.
Uri, John. (2021-03-24). "Space Station 20th: STS-102 Performs First International Space Station Crew Rotation, Returns Expedition 1 to Earth".
Fries, Colin. (25 June 2007). "Chronology of Wakeup Calls". NASA.
(11 May 2009). "STS-102 Wakeup Calls". NASA.

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