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STS-106
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STS-106
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Docked with ISS. Outfitted the new Zvezda module for the arrival of the first permanent EO-1 crew.
AKA: Atlantis; ISS-2A.2b. Launched: 2000-09-08. Returned: 2000-09-20. Number crew: 7 . Duration: 11.80 days.
Atlantis was launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B. Solid rocket boosters RSRM-75 and external tank ET-103 were used to loft the orbiter into space. The initial orbit of 72 x 328 km x 51.6 deg was circularized by the Shuttle's OMS engines at apogee.
Atlantis docked with the PMA-2 adapter on the International Space Station at 05:51 GMT on September 10. The orbiter's small RCS engines were used to gently reboost the station's orbit several times.
Astronauts Lu and Malenchenko made a spacewalk on September 11 beginning at 04:47 GMT. They rode the RMS arm up to Zvezda and began installing cables, reaching a distance of 30 meters from the airlock when installing Zvezda's magnetometer. Total EVA duration was 6 hours 21 minutes.
During their 12-day flight, the astronauts spent a week docked to the International Space Station during which they worked as movers, cleaners, plumbers, electricians and cable installers. In all, they spent 7 days, 21 hours and 54 minutes docked to the International Space Station, outfitting the new Zvezda module for the arrival of the Expedition One crew later this fall.
The Shuttle undocked from ISS at 03:44 GMT on September 18 and made two circuits of the station each lasting half an orbit, before separating finally at 05:34 GMT. The payload bay doors were closed at 04:14 GMT on September 20 and at 06:50 GMT the OMS engines ignited for a three minute burn lowering the orbit from 374 x 386 km x 51.6 deg to 22 x 380 km x 51.6 deg. After entry interface at 07:25 GMT, the orbiter glided to a landing on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center with main gear touchdown at 07:56:48 GMT for a mission duration of 283 hr 11min.
NASA Official Mission Summary
STS-106
Mission: International Space Station Flight 2A.2b
Space Shuttle: Atlantis
Launch Pad: 39B
Launched: September 8, 2000, 8:45:47 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing: September 20, 2000, 3:58:01 a.m. EDT
Runway: 15
Rollout Distance: 9,127 feet
Rollout Time: 73 seconds
Revolution: 185
Mission Duration: 11 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes and 15 seconds
Orbit Altitude: 173 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 51.6 degrees
Miles Traveled: 4.9 million
Crew Members
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov.
Mission Highlights
STS-106, during its 11-day mission to the International Space Station, completed all assigned mission objectives to prepare the station for the first crew scheduled to launch in October. The mission to the 143-foot-long station focused on unloading nearly three tons of cargo from the orbiter and a Progress supply craft already docked to the opposite end of the International Space Station.
On flight day two, Atlantis completed a successful rendezvous and docking with the ISS in early morning setting the stage for six days of outfitting.
A 6 hour and 14 minute Extravehicular Activity (EVA) was completed successfully on day three, 16 minutes ahead of the planned schedule by Lu and Malenchenko. The spacewalk's objective focused on routing and connecting nine power, data and communications cables between the Zvezda module and the other Russian-built module, Zarya, as well as installing the six-foot-long magnetometer to the station to serve as a compass showing the station in respect to the Earth. Lu and Malenchenko used tethers and handrails along the ISS to make their way to a point more than 100 feet above the cargo bay, the farthest any tethered spacewalker has ventured outside the shuttle. They completed this with the assistance of their inside crewmates Burbank and Mastracchio who deftly maneuvered them around with the robotic arm. This spacewalk celebrates the sixth spacewalk in support of the station assembly and the 50th spacewalk in space shuttle history.
On flight day four the crew entered the International Space Station through Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 (PMA-2) to begin the transfer operations of more than three tons of hardware and supplies. Atlantis' crew was the first to see the interior of the Russian Zvezda service module since it was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in July. Additionally, a reboost was performed using the orbiter's Reaction Control System (RCS) to place the station in a higher orbit.
Transfer of supplies and maintenance tasks continued well into the fifth day, while orbiter consumables remained above the required levels allowing managers to extend the mission one additional day.
Activities on flight day five included the installation of three batteries inside Zvezda. In order to reduce the weight for launch, Zvezda was launched with only five of its eight batteries in place.
Lu and Malenchenko spent much of flight day seven installing voltage and current stabilizers in Zvezda. Components of the Elektron system, equipment sent into orbit to separate water into oxygen and hydrogen, were installed and will be activated after the first crew arrives.
The crew transferred more than 6,000 pounds of material - including six 100 pound bags of water, all of the food for the first resident crew, office supplies, onboard environmental supplies, a vacuum cleaner and a computer and monitor - to the interior of the station.
The astronauts spent a total of 5 days, 9 hours and 21 minutes inside the station before closing the hatch on the orbiting outpost. Wilcutt and Altman commanded a series of four altitude boosts to place the station in an orbit of approximately 241 by 233 statute miles, raising the average altitude by 14 miles. After spending 7 days, 21 hours and 54 minutes linked to the station, Atlantis undocked at 11:46 p.m. EDT as Wilcutt and Altman fired Atlantis' jets to move to a distance of about 450 feet for a double-loop flyaround.
Statistics
99th Shuttle Mission
Atlantis OV-104 - 22nd Flight
KSC Landing 52
Milestones:
OPF -- 5/29/00 VAB -- 8/07/00 PAD -- 8/13/00
Payload: 4th Space Station Flight ISS-2A.2b (SPACEHAB/DM,ICC)
Mission Objectives:
Space Station assembly flight ISS-2A.2b utilized the SPACEHAB Double Module and the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) to bring supplies to the station. The mission also included 2 spacewalks.
Hardware:
SRB: BI-102PF SRM: RSRM-75 ET : ET-103A MLP : SSME-1: SN-2052 SSME-2: SN-2044 SSME-3: SN-2047
Landing:
September 19, 2000 KSC 3:56 a.m. EDT KSC Runway 15
The deorbit burn to bring Atlantis in for a landing on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center occurred on time at 2:50 a.m. EDT.
Main Gear Touchdown 3:56:48 a.m EDT (MET 11 days 19 hours 11 min 2 sec) Nose Gear Touchdown 3:56:57 a.m.EDT (MET 11 days 19 hours 11 min 11 sec) Wheel Stop 3:58:01 a.m.EDT (MET 11 days 19 hours 12 min 15 sec)
Family: Manned spaceflight.
People: Wilcutt,
Morukov,
Altman,
Mastracchio,
Burbank,
Malenchenko,
Lu.
Country: USA.
Spacecraft: Atlantis.
Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral.
Agency: NASA,
NASA Houston.
More at: 7924.
Photo Gallery
2000 August 6 - .
18:26 GMT - .
Launch Site: Baikonur.
Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1.
LV Family: R-7.
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U-PVB.
2000 September 8 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: I'll Be - .
Flight: STS-106.
"I'll Be" - Edwin McCain.
2000 September 8 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #02 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Once in orbit, the crew quickly packed up its ascent suits and unpacked equipment to ready the orbiter for the 11-day mission before turning in at 12:46 p.m. for its first sleep period. The crew will wake up at 8:46 this evening..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 8 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #01 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Space Shuttle Atlantis rocketed into space at 7:46 this morning and is on course to rendezvous and dock with the International Space Station shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. At the time of Atlantis' launch, the 67-ton station was flying above Hungary, southwest of Budapest. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 8 - .
12:45 GMT - .
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC39B.
Launch Platform: MLP2. LV Family: Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle.
- STS-106 - .
Call Sign: Atlantis. Crew: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Payload: Atlantis F22. Mass: 115,900 kg (255,500 lb). Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Agency: NASA Houston.
Manufacturer: Boeing.
Program: ISS.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-106.
Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle.
Spacecraft: Atlantis.
Duration: 11.80 days. Decay Date: 2000-09-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 26489 . COSPAR: 2000-053A. Apogee: 387 km (240 mi). Perigee: 375 km (233 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 92.20 min.
Atlantis was launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B. Solid rocket boosters RSRM-75 and external tank ET-103 were used to loft the orbiter into space. The inital orbit of 72 x 328 km x 51.6 deg was circularised by the Shuttle's OMS engines at apogee.
Atlantis docked with the PMA-2 adapter on the International Space Station at 05:51 GMT on September 10. The orbiter's small RCS engines were used to gently reboost the station's orbit several times.
Astronauts Lu and Malenchenko made a spacewalk on September 11 beginning at 04:47 GMT. They rode the RMS arm up to Zvezda and began installing cables, reaching a distance of 30 meters from the airlock when installing Zvezda's magnetometer. Total EVA duration was 6 hours 21 minutes.
During their 12-day flight, the astronauts spent a week docked to the International Space Station during which they worked as movers, cleaners, plumbers, electricians and cable installers. In all, they spent 7 days, 21 hours and 54 minutes docked to the International Space Station, outfitting the new Zvezda module for the arrival of the Expedition One crew later this fall.
The Shuttle undocked from ISS at 03:44 GMT on September 18 and made two circuits of the station each lasting half an orbit, before separating finally at 05:34 GMT. The payload bay doors were closed at 04:14 GMT on September 20 and at 06:50 GMT the OMS engines ignited for a three minute burn lowering the orbit from 374 x 386 km x 51.6 deg to 22 x 380 km x 51.6 deg. After entry interface at 07:25 GMT, the orbiter glided to a landing on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center with main gear touchdown at 07:56:48 GMT for a mission duration of 283 hr 11min.
2000 September 9 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: I Say a Little Prayer - .
Flight: STS-106.
"I Say a Little Prayer" by Diana King, which was played for Wilcutt.
2000 September 9 - .
2000 September 9 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #04 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
STS-106 Mission Commander Terry Wilcutt along with his crew, Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialists Ed Lu, Rick Mastracchio, Dan Burbank, Yuri Malenchenko and Boris Morukov, were awakened at 5:46 p.m. CDT today. The wake up song from Mission Control was " I Say a Little Prayer" which was played for Wilcutt. All seven astronauts are now busy with final preparations for the docking with the International Space Station set for early tomorrow morning. Atlantis is planned to make the third docking with the station at 12:52 a.m. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 10 - .
2000 September 10 - .
2000 September 10 - .
2000 September 11 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #08 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
STS-106 Commander Terry Wilcutt along with Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialists Ed Lu, Rick Mastracchio, Dan Burbank, Yuri Malenchenko and Boris Morukov were awakened at 6:46 p.m. this evening to begin their third day of docked operations. The wake up song, The Hukilau Song by Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, was played for Lu at the request of his sister. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 11 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #07 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Astronaut Ed Lu and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko took a 6 hour, 14 minute walk outside the shuttle this morning to complete final connections between the International Space Station's newest module, Zvezda and its first component, Zarya..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 11 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: The Hukilau Song - .
Flight: STS-106.
"The Hukilau Song" by Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, was played for Lu at the request of his sister..
2000 September 11 - .
04:47 GMT - .
- EVA STS-106-1 - .
Crew: Lu,
Malenchenko.
EVA Duration: 0.26 days. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Lu,
Malenchenko.
Program: ISS.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned space station. Flight: STS-106.
Spacecraft Bus: ISS.
Spacecraft: ISS.
Astronauts Lu and Malenchenko made a spacewalk on September 11 beginning at 04:47 GMT. They rode the RMS arm up to Zvezda and began installing cables, reaching a distance of 30 meters from the airlock when installing Zvezda's magnetometer..
2000 September 12 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: Brown-Eyed Girl - .
Flight: STS-106.
"Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison - was played for Mastracchio at the request of his wife..
2000 September 12 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #10 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
The additional mission day will give Wilcutt, Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialists Ed Lu, Rick Mastracchio, Dan Burbank, Yuri Malenchenko and Boris Morukov more time to prepare the orbiting facility for the arrival of the first station crew when it docks to the station in early November. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 12 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #09 - .
Nation: USA.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
The crew of Atlantis opened the doors to a spacious new home on orbit late Monday and began the work of outfitting the interior of the International Space Station..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 13 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #11 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Electrical work was the hallmark of the day as four of the mission specialists aboard Atlantis and the International Space Station replaced batteries inside the Zarya and Zvezda modules while supply transfer continued around them..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 13 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #12 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
The STS-106 astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis were awakened just before 7 p.m. Central to begin another day of electrical work and transfer activities as they near the halfway point of docked operations with the International Space Station. With 189 hours, 40 minutes of planned Atlantis-ISS docked time, the halfway point of docked operations will be reached at 11:45 p.m. this evening. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 13 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: Kombaht - .
Flight: STS-106.
"Kombaht" by the group called Loobeh, played for Mission Specialist Boris Morukov of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency..
2000 September 14 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #14 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
The seven astronauts aboard the Atlantis-International Space Station will soon resume their transfer activities as they start their 5th day of docked operations inside the orbiting facility. As of the start of their workday today, approximately one third of the almost three tons of supplies and equipment have already been moved into the station. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 14 - .
2000 September 14 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: Haze Has Melted Away - .
Flight: STS-106.
"Haze Has Melted Away" - Konstantin Nikolsky's Group.
2000 September 15 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #16 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Lu,
Mastracchio.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
With one full day of docked operations remaining to complete its work on the International Space Station (ISS), the seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis continued setting up equipment for the station's first inhabitants..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 15 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #15 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
The International Space Station got another boost overnight, as STS-106 Commander Terry Wilcutt and Pilot Scott Altman executed another hour-long series of thruster firings designed to raise the station's orbit by several more miles..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 15 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: University of Connecticut Fight Song - .
Flight: STS-106.
"University of Connecticut Fight Song" - University of Connecticut Band.
2000 September 16 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: Semper Paratus - .
Flight: STS-106.
"Semper Paratus" (Always Ready) U.S. Coast Guard Hymn, played for Burbank, a Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard..
2000 September 16 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #17 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Mastracchio,
Morukov.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
In the final hours of docked operations between Atlantis and the International Space Station the seven member crew continued transferring supplies and equipment, including an exercise treadmill, for use by the first resident crew later this year..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 16 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #18 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
STS-106 Mission Commander Terry Wilcutt and his crew were awakened at 6:46 p.m. Central to begin their final full day of docked operations with the International Space Station. By the end of their workday on Sunday morning, Atlantis' astronauts will have finished their efforts of making the orbiting facility a home for the arrival of the first permanent residents of the outpost and all of the hatches between Atlantis and the station will have been closed in preparation for the Shuttle's departure on Sunday evening. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 17 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #20 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Ross,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Following a successful week of docked operations, the seven astronauts aboard Shuttle Atlantis will depart the International Space Station later this evening, leaving behind the more than three tons (6,600 pounds) of supplies and equipment that was transferred to the orbiting facility. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 17 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: YMCA - .
Flight: STS-106.
"YMCA" was played for Scott Altman at the request of his wife..
2000 September 17 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #19 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Lu,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
The seven STS-106 astronauts and cosmonauts turned out the lights and closed the doors on a new home in space today after spending a week working as movers, cleaners, plumbers, electricians and cable installers. In all, more than 6,600 pounds of supplies were left behind for use by Expedition crews that will live aboard the International Space Station. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 18 - .
2000 September 18 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #22 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Having departed the International Space Station last night, Atlantis' crew will now spend a day checking the shuttle's equipment and stowing away gear in preparation for the trip home, aiming for a 2:56 a.m. CDT landing on Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 18 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: Home in the Islands - .
Flight: STS-106.
"Home in the Islands" by The Brothers Cazimero, played for Lu who considers Honolulu a hometown..
2000 September 19 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #23 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Lu,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Atlantis' crew turned its attention to checking shuttle systems and packing up equipment for the return home scheduled for 2:56 a.m. CDT, Wednesday back at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The weather forecast calls for scattered clouds, a light sea-breeze, and only a slight chance of rain off the coast. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 19 - .
2000 September 19 - .
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: Houston - .
Flight: STS-106.
"Houston" performed by Dean Martin (played by crew as well as ground) ..
2000 September 20 - .
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #25 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
Atlantis and its seven astronauts swooped to a predawn landing at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, wrapping up a mission to prepare the initial living quarters of the International Space Station for its first residents..
Additional Details: here....
2000 September 20 - .
- Landing of STS-106 - .
Return Crew: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Altman,
Burbank,
Lu,
Malenchenko,
Mastracchio,
Morukov,
Wilcutt.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-106.
STS-106 landed at 07:56 GMT. .
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