STS-105

STS-105

The launch of STS-105
Mission type	ISS crew rotation
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	2001-035A
SATCAT №	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	Scott J. Horowitz Frederick W. Sturckow Patrick G. Forrester Daniel T. Barry
Launching	Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. Mikhail Turin Vladimir N. Dezhurov
Landing	Yury V. Usachev James S. Voss Susan J. Helms
EVAs	2
EVA duration	11 hours, 45 minutes
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	373 kilometres (232 mi)
Apogee	402 kilometres (250 mi)
Inclination	51.6 degrees
Period	92.3 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking port	PMA-2 (Destiny forward)
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 Space Shuttle program ← STS-104 STS-108 →

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
Commander	Scott J. Horowitz Fourth spaceflight
Pilot	Frederick W. Sturckow Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1	Patrick G. Forrester First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2	Daniel T. Barry Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3	Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. Expedition 3 Third spaceflight ISS Commander	Yury V. Usachev, RKA Expedition 2 Fourth spaceflight ISS Commander/ISS Soyuz Commander
Mission Specialist 4	Mikhail Turin, RKA Expedition 3 First spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer	James S. Voss Expedition 2 Fifth spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer
Mission Specialist 5	Vladimir N. Dezhurov, RKA Expedition 3 Second spaceflight ISS Soyuz Commander	Susan J. Helms Expedition 2 Fifth spaceflight ISS Science Officer

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

ICC STS-105 with EAS and MISSE

The main purpose of STS-105 was the rotation of the International Space Station crew and the delivery of supplies utilizing the Italian-built Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo on its second flight (STS-102, STS-105). The crew also performed two spacewalks and conducted scientific experiments. The Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MLPM) taken on STS-105 contained additional scientific racks, equipment and supplies. It is 6.4 meters (21 feet) long and 4.6 meters (15 feet) in diameter and weighs over 4,082 kilograms (8,999 lb). An identical module named Raffaello has flown twice (STS-100 and, later, STS-108).

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 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 Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) carrying the Early Ammonia Servicer and MISSE PECs 1 & 2.

Another payload on board is the Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE). This project was a NASA/Langley Research Center-managed cooperative endeavor to fly materials and other types of space exposure experiments on the space station. The objective was 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 were participants with Langley in the project. The MISSE experiments were the first externally mounted experiments conducted on the ISS. The experiments were 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 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 Hitchiker 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
1	9 Aug 2001, 5:37:46 pm	scrubbed	---	weather			[1]
2	10 Aug 2001, 5:10:14 pm	success	0 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes				[2]

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.^[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	Links
Day 2	"Back in the Saddle Again"	Gene Autry	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 3	"The White Eagle"	traditional Russian folk song	wav mp3 [Transcript]
Day 4	Overture from The Barber of Seville	Rossini	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 5	"Arthur's Theme" (Best That You Can Do)	Christopher Cross	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 6	"Big Boy Toys"	Aaron Tippin	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 7	"The Marvelous Toy"	Tom Paxton	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 8	"Time Bomb"	Patrick and Andrew	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 9	"Hotel California"	The Eagles	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 10	"Under the Boardwalk"	The Drifters	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 11	"Brand New Day"	Sting	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 12	"East Bound and Down"	Jerry Reed	wav mp3 Transcript
Day 13	"Again"	Lenny Kravitz	wav mp3 Transcript

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

1. "Shuttle Discovery refueled for second launch attempt". CBS News. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
2. "Shuttle Discovery thunders into orbit". CBS News. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
3. Fries, Colin (25 June 2007). "Chronology of Wakeup Calls" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
4. NASA (11 May 2009). "STS-105 Wakeup Calls". NASA. Retrieved 31 July 2009.

External links

• NASA mission summary
• STS-105 Video Highlights